Album · Huey Lewis and the News
Sports by Huey Lewis and the News
Sports is an album by Huey Lewis and the News, released in 1983. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Heart of Rock and Roll”, on 5 lists with a best position of #33.
Sports, the third album from San Francisco's Huey Lewis and the News, landed on Chrysalis on September 15, 1983, and it's the record that turned a well-liked band that couldn't find a crowd into a household name. The News produced it themselves at the Record Plant, and there's no fuss in the sound: Huey's harmonica and big, friendly bark up front, Sean Hopper's keyboards, Chris Hayes and Johnny Colla on guitars with Colla's sax on the side, and Mario Cipollina and Bill Gibson locking down the groove.
The songs fold old rhythm and blues, doo-wop and new wave snap into one bright, catchy package. "The Heart of Rock and Roll" and "Heart and Soul" both drew Grammy nominations, and "I Want A New Drug" rides a killer bass line. With the videos all over MTV, the album hung around the Billboard 200 for 160 weeks, hit number one in June 1984 and went seven times platinum.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sports on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Heart of Rock and Roll | 5 | #33 | – | 2021–2026 | |
| 2 | I Want A New Drug | 4 | #30 | – | 2021–2025 | |
| 3 | Heart and Soul | 1 | #475 | – | 2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.