Album · Cold Chisel
Circus Animals by Cold Chisel
Circus Animals is an album by Cold Chisel, released in 1982. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bow River”, on 1 list with a best position of #16.
Circus Animals, Cold Chisel's fourth album, came out on 8 March 1982, and it's the Australian pub-rock heavyweights at their most bruising. Recorded and mixed at Paradise Studios and EMI Studios 301 in Sydney between September and December 1981, it has Jimmy Barnes roaring, Ian Moss slinging guitar, Don Walker on keys, Phil Small on bass and Steve Prestwich on drums.
It's a record of sweat and grit, where rockabilly, hard rock and soul-drenched blues brawl it out, and the songs keep their eyes on working-class lives. "Bow River" and "When the War Is Over" are the tracks that made the countdowns. It went to number one in Australia and topped the New Zealand charts too, spent 40 weeks in the Australian charts, and it was later ranked number 4 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Circus Animals on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bow River | 1 | #16 | – | 2018 | |
| 2 | When The War Is Over | 1 | #61 | – | 2018 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.