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Bad Company by Bad Company
Bad Company is an album by Bad Company, released in 1974. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 259 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bad Company”, on 94 lists with a best position of #19.
Bad Company's self-titled debut arrived in June 1974, the opening shot from a supergroup built out of Free, Mott the Hoople and King Crimson. Singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke came over from Free, Mick Ralphs from Mott on guitar and Boz Burrell from King Crimson on bass, with Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant looking after them. They cut it in November 1973 at Headley Grange, using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio.
This is hard rock with the fat trimmed off: Rodgers' bluesy growl, Ralphs' meaty riffs, Kirke's unhurried thump. "Can't Get Enough" struts, "Bad Company" broods, and "Ready for Love" is Ralphs reclaiming a song he had first recorded with Mott. It went top five on both sides of the Atlantic, and its songs still ride classic-rock radio.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Bad Company on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Company#144 of all time | 94 | #19 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 2 | Can't Get Enough | 57 | #46 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 3 | Ready for Love | 51 | #171 | – | 1982–2026 | |
| 4 | Movin' On | 31 | #300 | – | 1982–2023 | |
| 5 | Rock Steady | 26 | #264 | – | 1990–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.