Artist · chart history
Belouis Some
Solo artist United Kingdom
Belouis Some is an artist from the United Kingdom. Belouis Some has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1987–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Imagination”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #1082. The station that charted Belouis Some most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.
Belouis Some was the name Neville Keighley, a British singer and songwriter born in 1959, put on his record sleeves (say it BLOO-ee SUM). He landed on Parlophone and made his first album, Some People, in 1985: new wave with every edge buffed to a high shine, built for the dancefloor and fronted by a voice that knows exactly how good the chorus is.
The singles did the talking. "Some People" and "Imagination" made him a hit act in Britain and well beyond it, and "Round, Round" slipped onto the soundtrack of John Hughes' film Pretty in Pink, right in among the decade's teen-movie heartache.
A second album, simply titled Belouis Some, followed in 1987, and "Animal Magic" came off it, another slice of sleek, synth-lit pop with a little rock and roll strut underneath.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Belouis Some on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imagination | 2 | #1082 | – | – | |
| 2 | Animal Magic | 2 | #57 | – | 1987 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1293 | Imagination | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2002 | 1082 | Imagination | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 1987 | 105 | Animal Magic | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 |
| 1987 | 57 | Animal Magic | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 |
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