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The Who by Numbers by The Who
The Who by Numbers is an album by The Who, released in 1975. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 48 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Squeezebox”, on 42 lists with a best position of #5.
The Who by Numbers, the band's seventh studio album, came out on Polydor in Britain on 3 October 1975 and on MCA in America three days later. Glyn Johns produced, and the lineup was still the classic four: Roger Daltrey singing, Pete Townshend on guitar, John Entwistle on bass and Keith Moon on drums.
After the rock-opera sprawl of Tommy and the mod epic Quadrophenia, this one sounds smaller and more bruised, a set of songs rather than a grand statement, with Townshend's guitar and Moon's clatter kept on a tighter leash. Even the lighter moments have a sly wink: "Squeezebox" is a jaunty, bouncing bit of fun, and "Slip Kid" struts on a lean, nagging groove. Critics took note; the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop poll ranked it the tenth-best album of the year. The band kept filling big halls behind it before stepping back from the stage at the end of 1976.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Who by Numbers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squeezebox | 42 | #5 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 2 | Slip Kid | 6 | #411 | – | 2019–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.