Album · Artists United Against Apartheid
Sun City by Artists United Against Apartheid
Sun City is an album by Artists United Against Apartheid, released in 1985. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sun City”, on 5 lists with a best position of #6.
Sun City, released on October 25, 1985 on EMI Manhattan, is the one and only album by Artists United Against Apartheid, the protest collective Steven Van Zandt put together with producer Arthur Baker to take aim at apartheid in South Africa. Van Zandt, Little Steven himself, produced it and rounded up more than 50 artists from all over the map: rockers and rappers, soul and funk players, jazz, reggae, Latin and world musicians, all pushing against the same wall.
The title song is the heart of it, a furious, genre-smashing protest anthem that appears in two versions, and the rest of the record stays on message, a street-level mix of anger and groove.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sun City on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun City | 5 | #6 | – | 1985–2021 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.