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Total Devo by Devo
Total Devo is an album by Devo, released in 1988. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 4 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Disco Dancer”, on 2 lists with a best position of #52.
Total Devo, released on Enigma in 1988, is the seventh studio album from Akron, Ohio's apostles of de-evolution, and it finds them deep in their synth-pop phase, sleeker and less conceptual than the de-evolution art punk they started with, but with the deadpan wit intact. The two sets of brothers were still in place, Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh alongside Gerald and Bob Casale, while longtime drummer Alan Myers was gone and David Kendrick had come aboard.
The sound is glossy and chattering, all synthesizer bleeps and robotic grooves, and the club crowd bit: "Disco Dancer" reached number 45 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart in September 1988. "Baby Doll" was the other song that found its way onto the countdowns.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Total Devo on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disco Dancer | 2 | #52 | – | 1988 | |
| 2 | Baby Doll | 2 | #73 | – | 1988–1990 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.