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The Way to Salvation by King Missile
The Way to Salvation is an album by King Missile, released in 1991. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 27 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I Wish”, on 7 lists with a best position of #390.
The Way to Salvation, King Missile's fourth studio album, came out on Atlantic on April 16, 1991, another dispatch from the strange, deadpan world of John S. Hall, the vocalist who founded the group in 1986 and has fronted every one of its shifting incarnations. The lineup shifted again here: drummer Steve Dansiger left before the sessions began, and David Ramirez of Hypnolovewheel took over behind the kit.
Filed under experimental and avant-garde art rock, it's the work of a band that treats a straight face as its sharpest tool, and "Sex With You", "My Heart Is a Flower", "I Wish" and "The Indians" are the tracks that have lingered. In the catalog it sits between Mystical Shit and Happy Hour.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Way to Salvation on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Wish | 7 | #390 | – | 1999–2005 | |
| 2 | Sex With You | 7 | #498 | – | 1999–2005 | |
| 3 | My Heart Is A Flower | 9 | #1307 | – | 1999–2005 | |
| 4 | The Indians | 4 | #1951 | – | 1999–2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.