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The Magic Whip by Blur
The Magic Whip is an album by Blur, released in 2015. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Lonesome Street”, on 3 lists with a best position of #19.
The Magic Whip, Blur's eighth studio album, came out on Parlophone on 27 April 2015, a dozen years after Think Tank and the longest wait between records they have ever made. It is also the first since 13 in 1999 with all four of them on board from start to finish: Damon Albarn singing, Graham Coxon back on guitar, Alex James on bass and Dave Rowntree on drums. Stephen Street, their old producer, returned to the controls for the first time since Blur in 1997.
Cut in Hong Kong and London, with its title styled in Chinese text, the record sounds like a band rediscovering its chemistry in a strange city: jet-lagged, neon-lit and a little melancholy. "Lonesome Street" has the old wry jangle, while "Ong Ong" is a sunny, goofy singalong. Critics loved it, and it went straight in at number one in the UK, Blur's sixth album to top the chart there.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Magic Whip on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonesome Street | 3 | #19 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | Ong Ong | 1 | #36 | – | 2015 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.