English alternative rock band “Suede” were formed in London in 1989. They’ve recently released their ninth studio album Autofiction. The album has entered the UK album chart this week at number 2 making it the band’s ninth top 10 album. Autofiction’s first single, She Still Leads Me On, is new this week on RadiJohan.
Joan Marie Larkin was born on the 22nd of September 1958. We know her better as Joan Jett. Joan joined the music scene at age 16 as the guitarist for the all-girl punk band “The Runaways” before going on to form “Joan Jett & the Blackhearts” in 1979. Their debut album was turned down by the first 23 record labels it was offered to, despite containing the future hit I Love Rock and Roll which went to the top of the charts in numerous countries in 1982.
The Honeycombs were an English pop group formed in 1963. The band featured Honey Lantree on drums. The band’s name was a pun on the drummer’s name and her job as a hairdresser’s assistant. Although in the press the band tried hard to play down the fact that she was female she became the star attraction of the band as she was one of very few female drummers at the time. Have I The Right was The Honeycombs’ first and biggest single. The prominence of the drums in the song was enhanced by having the members of the group stamp their feet on the wooden stairs to the studio. The song reached the top 10 in many countries and went to number one in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Sweden.
| TW | LW | Artist | Title |
| 10 | 5 | The Clarisse Sisters | Gravity |
| 9 | New | Ilse DeLange | Willing |
| 8 | 4 | Echosmith | Hang Around |
| 7 | 9 | Noiseworks | Heart & Soul |
| 6 | 2 | James LaBrie | Am I Right |
| 5 | 7 | Goo Goo Dolls | Yeah I Like You |
| 4 | 10 | Cats In Space | Poke The Witch |
| 3 | 3 | Chicago | If This is Goodbye |
| 2 | 6 | Generation Radio | Angels |
| 1 | 1 | Gilbert O’Sullivan ft KT Tunstall | Take Love |
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Robbie Williams has released a brand new single. Lost is new this week on RadiJohan and can be found on his new greatest hits album XXV . The album, on which Robbie is accompanied by the “Dutch Metropole Orchestra,” contains re-recordings of some of his favourite and most iconic songs.
American rock band “Collective Soul” were formed in 1992 and have enjoyed some success around the world but more so in the USA where they’ve scored seven number one hits on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock charts. The band have recently released their 11th studio album Vibrating. Their new single, All Our Pieces, all about relationships being out of synch, is new this week on RadiJohan.
American television series “Miami Vice” made its debut this week in 1984 with a two-hour episode. The crime drama starred Don Johnson as James “Sonny” Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs as two detectives working undercover in Miami . The show ran for five seasons and embraced the MTV era by incorporating lots of contemporary music and featuring appearances by many popular musicians.
Tuk Smith and The Restless Hearts are an American rock band from Nashville. They released their first single, What Kinda Love, in January 2020 and were due to be an opening act for The Stadium Tour with Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe. But then came…..you know…..the Thing. Fast-forward to 2022 and the band are about to release a new album of high energy rock and roll. The first single, and title track, is called Ballad of A Misspent Youth. It’s new this week on RadiJohan.
This week in 1993, sixteen years after releasing his landmark album Bat Out Of Hell, “Meat Loaf” released the sequel, Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell, again with songs written by Jim Steinman. The first single, I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That), by far the biggest hit of Meat Loaf’s career, reached number one in 28 countries. Jim Steinman called the song a “Beauty And The Beast” kind of story. It earned Meat Loaf a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo.
| TW | LW | Artist | Title |
| 10 | New | Cats In Space | Poke The Witch |
| 9 | New | Noiseworks | Heart & Soul |
| 8 | 5 | The Sherlocks | Wake Up |
| 7 | 9 | Goo Goo Dolls | Yeah I Like You |
| 6 | 10 | Generation Radio | Angels |
| 5 | 7 | The Clarisse Sisters | Gravity |
| 4 | 4 | Echosmith | Hang Around |
| 3 | 2 | Chicago | If This is Goodbye |
| 2 | 3 | James LaBrie | Am I Right |
| 1 | 1 | Gilbert O’Sullivan ft KT Tunstall | Take Love |
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