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Ceremony by The Cult
Ceremony is an album by The Cult, released in 1991. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Wild Hearted Son”, on 5 lists with a best position of #33.
Ceremony, the Cult's fifth album, came out on 23 September 1991, and it was made by a band held together with gaffer tape. With tensions running high, the sessions went ahead without a settled lineup: singer Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy were the only official members left, session players filled in on bass and drums, and Richie Zito produced.
You wouldn't know it from the noise. Having remade themselves as a hard rock band after the move to Los Angeles, they keep the swagger of Sonic Temple, all big, bluesy riffs from Duffy and Astbury howling from the mountaintop. "Wild Hearted Son" and "Heart of Soul" were the singles, and it went to No. 9 in the UK and gold there. The cracks never closed, though: one more album followed before the band broke up in 1995.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Ceremony on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Hearted Son | 5 | #33 | – | 1991–2003 | |
| 2 | Heart of Soul | 1 | #1216 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.