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Empire by Kasabian
Empire is an album by Kasabian, released in 2006. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Shoot the Runner”, on 9 lists with a best position of #60.
Empire, Kasabian's second album, landed on 28 August 2006, and the Leicester band made it while losing a key piece: lead songwriter and guitarist Christopher Karloff quit early that year, partway through recording, leaving his music on just three tracks. What remained was Tom Meighan out front, Sergio Pizzorno on guitar, Chris Edwards on bass and Ian Matthews on his first full Kasabian album behind the kit, with Jim Abbiss producing.
It's swaggering, stomping indie rock with a glam-rock march in its step and a psychedelic haze around the edges, all terrace chants and strutting menace. Meighan explained the title as the band's own slang for anything good. The title track went out as the first single in late July, the album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and by 2017 it had sold more than 800,000 copies at home.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Empire on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoot the Runner | 9 | #60 | – | 2007–2014 | |
| 2 | Empire | 2 | #80 | – | 2006–2007 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.