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No More Heroes by The Stranglers
No More Heroes is an album by The Stranglers, released in 1977. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “No More Heroes”, on 8 lists with a best position of #33.
No More Heroes, the Stranglers' second album, came out through United Artists on 23 September 1977 (A&M handled America), a mere five months after Rattus Norvegicus kicked the door in. Martin Rushent produced, and the classic four were all present and sneering: Hugh Cornwell on guitar and vocals, Jean-Jacques Burnel on bass and vocals, Dave Greenfield on keyboards and Jet Black on drums.
Punk was the tag the papers slapped on them, but this lot never fit the uniform. Burnel's bass is the engine, heavy, melodic and mean, Greenfield's keyboards swirl around it like fairground smoke, and both singers growl through words with a misanthropic streak a mile wide. The title track is the anthem that has lasted. The album went to number 2 in Britain and went gold there, and in 2000 it landed at 427 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from No More Heroes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No More Heroes | 8 | #33 | – | 1978–2006 | |
| 2 | Bring on the Nubiles | 1 | #1879 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.