Artist · chart history
Bis
Band Glasgow United Kingdom Formed 1994 Scottish electro-pop group
Bis formed in 1994 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Bis has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1995–1999. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Eurodisco”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #7. The station that charted Bis most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1998.
Bis burst out of Glasgow in 1994 with cartoon names and a serious sugar rush: Sci-Fi Steven, John Disco and Manda Rin, otherwise known as Steven Clark, John Clark and Amanda MacKinnon. The name rhymes with "this" and is borrowed from a phrase in "Twilight of a Champion" by The The.
The early EPs, This Is Teen-C Power! with "Kandy Pop" and "School Disco" among them, fizz with bubblegum synths and punk-rock hyperactivity, indie pop played at a sprint. The New Transistor Heroes in 1997 brought "Sweet Shop Avengerz", and 1999 delivered both Social Dancing, home of "Detour", and the Techno Disco Lovers EP, with its glittery "Eurodisco". Chemikal Underground and Wiiija put their records out.
Return to Central in 2001 was the third album, and in 2003 they called it quits. They came back briefly in 2007, then properly in 2009, releasing data Panik etcetera in 2014. By 2019 they were back to the original trio for Slight Disconnects, and in October 2022 came Systems Music for Home Defence, which Sci-Fi Steven has called their rave album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Bis on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eurodisco | 1 | #7 | – | 1998 | |
| 2 | Kandy Pop | 1 | #14 | – | 1996 | |
| 3 | Sweet Shop Avengerz | 1 | #22 | – | 1997 | |
| 4 | Detour | 1 | #98 | – | 1999 | |
| 5 | School Disco | 1 | #47 | – | 1995 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98 | Detour | The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 |
| 1998 | 7 | Eurodisco | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1998 |
| 1997 | 22 | Sweet Shop Avengerz | John Peel's 'Pretty' Festive Thirty-One of 1997 |
| 1996 | 14 | Kandy Pop | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996 |
| 1995 | 47 | School Disco | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995 |
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