Album · Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Rattlesnakes is an album by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, released in 1984. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 19 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Perfect Skin”, on 11 lists with a best position of #88.
Rattlesnakes, the debut album from Glasgow's Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, came out on Polydor on 12 October 1984. The band had formed two years earlier, and they arrived fully formed: chiming, jangling guitars, lush, melancholy arrangements and Cole's cool, conversational croon, the sound of a young band with taste and nerve to spare.
"Perfect Skin" was the breakthrough, a bright, jittery pop song that reached number 26 in the UK. "Forest Fire" smoulders more slowly, and the title track "Rattlesnakes" rounds out the singles. The album climbed to number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and set the band on a five-year run before they split in 1989, and the band regrouped briefly in 2004 for a 20th anniversary tour.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Rattlesnakes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perfect Skin | 11 | #88 | – | 1985–2024 | |
| 2 | Rattlesnakes | 5 | #190 | – | 1991–2022 | |
| 3 | Forest Fire | 2 | #1405 | – | 2002–2003 | |
| 4 | Speedboat | 1 | #1809 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.