Album · The Alarm
Declaration by The Alarm
Declaration is an album by The Alarm, released in 1984. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 23 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sixty Eight Guns”, on 20 lists with a best position of #59.
Declaration, the debut album from Welsh rockers the Alarm, came out on I.R.S. on February 13, 1984, with Alan Shacklock producing. The Rhyl band had started life as a punk outfit called the Toilets, but by now they were aiming for the back row of the arena: Mike Peters bellowing and blowing harmonica, Dave Sharp's guitar ringing alongside his, Eddie MacDonald on bass and Nigel Twist on drums.
It's a record of banners and fists in the air, earnest to the bone, with its Welsh roots worn proudly on its sleeve. "Sixty Eight Guns", their biggest British single, is the rallying cry, flanked by "The Stand (Prophecy)" and "Blaze of Glory", and the album marched all the way to number six in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Declaration on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sixty Eight Guns | 20 | #59 | – | 1984–2014 | |
| 2 | Blaze of Glory | 3 | #785 | – | 1999–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.