Album · Todd Rundgren
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect by Todd Rundgren
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect is an album by Todd Rundgren, released in 1982. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 22 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Bang The Drum All Day”, on 22 lists with a best position of #404.
The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect, Todd Rundgren's tenth studio album, came out on Bearsville on December 30, 1982, and the title is the joke: he saw the record as a contract-filler and didn't sweat over it much. Funny thing is, the tossed-off approach suits him. This is Rundgren back in the pop mode critics tend to rate highest, tuneful and wry and in no hurry to prove anything, and it went down well.
The payoff was "Bang the Drum All Day", a goofy novelty stomp that became a hit and has been booming out of sports arenas, commercials and movie trailers ever since. It was also his last official release on Bearsville, which shut its doors in 1984.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bang The Drum All Day | 22 | #404 | – | 1997–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.