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Prince Charming by Adam & the Ants
Prince Charming is an album by Adam & the Ants, released in 1981. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 39 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Stand and Deliver”, on 27 lists with a best position of #11.
Prince Charming, the last of three albums from Adam and the Ants, came out on 6 November 1981, and it's pure spectacle on vinyl. This was the second Ants, the one Adam Ant rebuilt with guitarist Marco Pirroni after the first lineup walked out to form Bow Wow Wow, and it thundered along on those famous Burundi drums. Gary Tibbs took over bass here from Kevin Mooney, who had played on Kings of the Wild Frontier.
The two big ones are as brash as pop gets: "Stand and Deliver" gallops in on pounding tribal drums and chanted hooks, and the title track stomps along like a pantomime march. Both went to number one in Britain, and there's also the goofy "Ant Rap". Critics were split, but the album climbed to number 2 at home, while MTV played the videos and tied Adam to the Second British Invasion in America. By March 1982 the band was gone and Ant went solo, still with Pirroni by his side.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Prince Charming on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand and Deliver | 27 | #11 | – | 1981–2023 | |
| 2 | Prince Charming | 12 | #24 | – | 1981–2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.