Album · The Kooks
Junk of the Heart by The Kooks
Junk of the Heart is an album by The Kooks, released in 2011. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 25 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Junk of the Heart (Happy)”, on 22 lists with a best position of #14.
Junk of the Heart, the third album from Brighton's the Kooks, came out on Virgin in September 2011, three years after Konk had taken them to number one in Britain. Tony Hoffer produced it, and it marks the end of a chapter: it's the last Kooks record with original drummer Paul Garred behind the kit, with Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris and Peter Denton alongside him.
The band's love of vintage British Invasion pop is all over it, but the edges are sanded smooth and sweet, with Pritchard's boyish croon floating over bright, bouncing guitars. "Is It Me" went out first as a single, and the title track, billed as "Junk of the Heart (Happy)", followed in November with a chorus exactly as sunny as its subtitle promises.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Junk of the Heart on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junk of the Heart (Happy) | 22 | #14 | – | 2011–2014 | |
| 2 | How'd You Like That | 3 | #75 | – | 2011–2012 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.