Album · The Damned
Anything by The Damned
Anything is an album by The Damned, released in 1986. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 35 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Alone Again Or”, on 29 lists with a best position of #36.
Anything, the Damned's seventh studio album, came out on MCA in 1986, and it finds the first-generation London punks still dressed in the gothic finery of Phantasmagoria but reaching for the arena. Jon Kelly produced it at Puk Recording Studios, and the gloss is laid on thick: shimmering keyboards, stacked guitars, big booming drums and Dave Vanian's dark croon over the top, a sheen Vanian later said he regretted.
With Captain Sensible gone since 1984, it's Vanian and Rat Scabies steering, with Roman Jugg on guitar and keyboards and Bryn Merrick in the lineup. "Alone Again Or" is the lush, flamenco-brushed track that has stuck around longest, and "In Dulce Decorum" and "Psychomania" keep the spooky side alive. It reached number 40 in Britain and went silver, and all four of its singles charted there.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Anything on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alone Again Or | 29 | #36 | – | 1987–2024 | |
| 2 | In Dulce Decorum | 4 | #199 | – | 1989–1994 | |
| 3 | Psychomania | 2 | #1099 | – | 2002–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.