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Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers
Dig Your Own Hole is an album by The Chemical Brothers, released in 1997. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 67 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Block Rockin' Beats”, on 53 lists with a best position of #19.
Dig Your Own Hole, the Chemical Brothers' second studio album, came out on 7 April 1997 through Freestyle Dust and Virgin in the UK and Astralwerks in America, and it's Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons turning the big beat sound they pioneered into a full-on assault. Recorded across 1996 and 1997, it's all slamming breakbeats, squalling acid lines and psychedelic swirl, with guest vocals from Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Beth Orton.
"Setting Sun" and "Block Rockin' Beats" both went to number one in the UK, and "Block Rockin' Beats" won the Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. "Elektrobank", "Where Do I Begin" and "The Private Psychedelic Reel" rounded out five singles. It was the duo's first number-one album in Britain, critics lined up to praise it, and the demand it created for their remixes led to the 1998 mix album Brothers Gonna Work It Out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Dig Your Own Hole on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Block Rockin' Beats | 53 | #19 | – | 1997–2025 | |
| 2 | Setting Sun | 14 | #26 | – | 1996–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.