Album · The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs by The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs is an album by The Psychedelic Furs, released in 1980. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 23 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sister Europe”, on 16 lists with a best position of #239.
The Psychedelic Furs' self-titled debut arrived on Columbia on 7 March 1980, and it's post-punk at its most gloriously smeared. Richard Butler sings like he's gargling gravel and cheap wine, his brother Tim Butler lays down the bass, and Duncan Kilburn's saxophone honks and howls through the din.
"Sister Europe" is the slow, smoky centrepiece, all drift and drone, while "India" builds from a hum into a roaring wall. It's a sound that seems to swallow its own songs whole, and that's the point. The track lists got shuffled for different markets: the British LP ran nine songs, while the American one dropped "Blacks/Radio", added "Susan's Strange" and "Soap Commercial", and rearranged the running order. The CD reissue gathered the lot, plus a take on "Mack the Knife" and a demo of "Flowers".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Psychedelic Furs on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sister Europe | 16 | #239 | – | 1989–2014 | |
| 2 | India | 7 | #1181 | – | 1999–2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.