Artist · chart history
A House
Band Dublin Ireland Active 1985–1997 Irish indie band
A House formed in 1985 in Dublin, Ireland and was active until 1997. A House has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Call Me Blue”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #62. The station that charted A House most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1988.
Dublin's A House spent a dozen years, 1985 to 1997, making alternative rock around one unmistakable asset: the voice of Dave Couse, the singer and guitarist whose distinctive vocals were what people knew them for. The first lineup was lean and guitar-heavy, Couse and Fergal Bunbury on electric guitars, Martin Healy on bass and Dermot Wylie on drums, and it was that band that made On Our Big Fat Merry-Go-Round in 1988, the album that gave radio "Call Me Blue". Their label home was Blanco y Negro.
In 1990 the band opened up. Wylie gave way to Dave Dawson on drums, and Susan Kavanagh on background vocals and David Morrissey on keyboards thickened the sound around Couse. Along the way they also scored with "Endless Art", the single that became one of their best-known hits.
One thing worth getting right: the "A" in the name is the plain indefinite article, as in a house, not the letter of the alphabet.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by A House on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call Me Blue | 3 | #62 | – | 1988 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 97 | Call Me Blue | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 |
| 1988 | 78 | Call Me Blue | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 |
| 1988 | 62 | Call Me Blue | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 |
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