Album · Hall and Oates
Big Bam Boom by Hall and Oates
Big Bam Boom is an album by Hall and Oates, released in 1984. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Out of Touch”, on 2 lists with a best position of #70.
Big Bam Boom, Daryl Hall & John Oates' twelfth studio album, hit the racks on RCA on October 12, 1984, and it's the Philadelphia duo plugging their rock-and-soul straight into the machines. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, with Bob Clearmountain in the producer's credits, it leans harder into electronics and an urban, dance-rock pulse than anything they'd done before, built on the most sophisticated studio gear of the day. Hall handles most of the lead vocals, Oates the guitar and harmonies, with G.E. Smith on guitar and T-Bone Wolk on bass in the lineup.
"Out of Touch" went all the way to number one on both the pop and dance charts, and "Method of Modern Love", which Hall wrote with Janna Allen, reached number five. The album peaked at number five too, sold more than three million copies worldwide, and closed out one of the great album runs any duo put together in the '80s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Big Bam Boom on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out of Touch | 2 | #70 | – | 1984–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.