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The Black Album by The Damned
The Black Album is an album by The Damned, released in 1980. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hit or Miss”, on 1 list with a best position of #1848.
The Black Album, the Damned's fourth studio album, came out on Chiswick on 3 November 1980 as a sprawling double, and it's the first with Paul Gray on bass. The London band, with Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies still at the core, had already outlived their punk birth, and here they push on into the gothic and psychedelic sounds that would carry them through the decade.
It's an audacious beast: "Curtain Call" swallows all of side three by itself, a brooding, ambitious epic, while side four hands over live tracks from a special concert for fan club members at Shepperton Studios. "Hit or Miss" and "Wait for the Blackout" show they could still write a snappy, catchy tune. It reached No. 29 in the UK, and Strawberries followed in 1982.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Black Album on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hit or Miss | 1 | #1848 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Wait for the blackout | 1 | #2019 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.