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The Real Thing by Faith No More
The Real Thing is an album by Faith No More, released in 1989. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 115 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Epic”, on 109 lists with a best position of #6.
The Real Thing, Faith No More's third album, came out on Slash on June 20, 1989, and it's the record where the band finally found a singer who could keep pace with them. Chuck Mosley had been shown the door, and Mike Patton, all elastic yelps and sudden croons, stepped up for his first album with the group.
Around him the band is a heavyweight machine: Mike Bordin hammering the drums, Billy Gould's bass prowling low, Roddy Bottum's keyboards laying great slabs of synth over the top, and Jim Martin's guitar cranked to full metal volume. Matt Wallace produced, and the racket they make together splices funk, metal and rap into one lurching, grinning beast. "Epic" is where all of it collides, with "Falling to Pieces" and "From Out of Nowhere" close behind.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Real Thing on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epic#173 of all time | 109 | #6 | – | 1990–2026 | |
| 2 | Falling to Pieces | 5 | #40 | – | 1990–1995 | |
| 3 | From Out Of Nowhere | 1 | #910 | – | 1991 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.