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The Principle of Moments by Robert Plant
The Principle of Moments is an album by Robert Plant, released in 1983. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 55 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “In The Mood”, on 28 lists with a best position of #90.
The Principle of Moments, Robert Plant's second solo album, came out on Atlantic in July 1983, produced by Plant himself, with Rockfield Studios in the credits. Like Pictures at Eleven before it, it steers well clear of the Led Zeppelin hammer: this is moody, spacious, synth-tinted rock, with Phil Collins drumming on five of the eight songs and ex-Jethro Tull drummer Barriemore Barlow on two more.
"Big Log" closes the record on a Roland TR-808 programmed by Gerald Woodroffe, a hushed, hypnotic ballad that became his first solo Top 40 hit, while "In the Mood" rides a loping, circular groove. American rock radio went for "Other Arms", which hit number one on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. It was his second straight Top 10 album on both sides of the Atlantic, and Collins stayed behind the kit for the North American leg of the tour that followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Principle of Moments on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In The Mood | 28 | #90 | – | 1990–2026 | |
| 2 | Big Log | 27 | #17 | – | 1983–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.