Song · Adam & the Ants
“The Magnificent Five” by Adam & the Ants
From the album Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980)
“The Magnificent Five” by Adam & the Ants appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1980 on the album Kings of the Wild Frontier. Its best result is #899 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,441 alternative song of all time.
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"The Magnificent Five" comes from Kings of the Wild Frontier, the second Adam & the Ants album, which CBS put out in Britain in November 1980. It's a product of the band's rebuild: after Malcolm McLaren talked three of the old Ants into quitting to form Bow Wow Wow, Adam Ant assembled a fresh lineup, and guitarist Marco Pirroni became his new writing partner. The pair wrote this one together.
The new gang is all over it, double drummers included: Terry Lee Miall and Merrick (Chris Hughes) both play the kit, Kevin Mooney plays bass and Pirroni electric guitar, while Adam sings lead and adds acoustic guitar, harmonica and piano himself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 899 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1485 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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