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The 1975 by 1975
The 1975 is an album by 1975, released in 2013. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Chocolate”, on 8 lists with a best position of #30.
The 1975's self-titled debut arrived on 2 September 2013 through Dirty Hit and Polydor, the payoff for a band of Wilmslow schoolmates who'd been playing together since 2002. Matthew Healy and drummer George Daniel produced it with Mike Crossey, and it was pieced together between autumn 2012 and spring 2013 while the band kept a steady drip of EPs coming: Facedown, Sex, Music for Cars and IV.
The sound is glossy, widescreen pop rock with a new wave pulse: Adam Hann's chiming, clipped guitar lines, Ross MacDonald's bass locked to Daniel's drums, synths glowing at the edges, and Healy's yelp riding over "Sex", "Chocolate" and "Robbers" like a kid who's already rehearsed the arena speech. Critics liked it, it topped the UK albums chart, and by 2023 it had sold 791,000 copies there, with a million more in the US by 2018.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The 1975 on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chocolate | 8 | #30 | – | 2013–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.