Album · New Order
Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
Power, Corruption & Lies is an album by New Order, released in 1983. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 52 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Age of Consent”, on 31 lists with a best position of #3.
Power, Corruption & Lies, New Order's second album, arrived on Factory on 2 May 1983, and it's the record where the band stops looking back and starts dancing. Next to the debut, Movement, it leans much harder on synthesisers and electronic pulse, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert all taking turns at the machines alongside their guitars, bass and drums.
The mix is irresistible: Hook's melodic bass lines carrying the tunes, sequencers ticking away underneath and Sumner's plain, wistful voice floating on top. "Age of Consent" charges out of the gate on a surge of guitar and bass, while "Your Silent Face" drifts in on cool, glacial synths. Peter Saville's cover is as celebrated as the music; in 2010 the Royal Mail put it on a postage stamp as one of ten classic British album sleeves. The acclaim was wide, and the record keeps turning up on lists of the greatest albums of all time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Power, Corruption & Lies on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Age of Consent | 31 | #3 | – | 1983–2026 | |
| 2 | Your Silent Face | 19 | #18 | – | 1983–2022 | |
| 3 | Leave Me Alone | 1 | #25 | – | 1983 | |
| 4 | The Village | 1 | #45 | – | 1983 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.