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The Flat Earth by Thomas Dolby
The Flat Earth is an album by Thomas Dolby, released in 1984. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 14 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hyperactive”, on 9 lists with a best position of #53.
The Flat Earth, Thomas Dolby's second album, arrived on 6 February 1984 through EMI and Capitol, two years after "She Blinded Me with Science" had made the English synth-pop tinkerer a name worth knowing.
"Hyperactive!" is the jolt of caffeine here, a twitchy, funk-flecked international hit crammed with jittering electronics, while "I Scare Myself" and "Screen Kiss" dim the lights for something moodier and more cinematic. It's new wave for headphones: sleek, clever, a little eerie, with every synth patch placed just so. A remastered Collector's Edition with bonus tracks and new sleeve notes followed on 13 July 2009.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Flat Earth on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyperactive | 9 | #53 | – | 1984–2023 | |
| 2 | I Scare Myself | 4 | #235 | – | 2002–2024 | |
| 3 | Screen Kiss | 1 | #761 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.