Artist · chart history
Black Grape
Band Manchester United Kingdom Formed 1993
Black Grape formed in 1993 in Manchester, United Kingdom. Black Grape has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1999–2002. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Marbles (Why You Say Yes....?)”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #1870. The station that charted Black Grape most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 4 appearances.
Black Grape rose in Salford in 1993 from the scattered pieces of Happy Mondays and Ruthless Rap Assassins, with Shaun Ryder and Bez among the ringleaders. What they cooked up was a loose-limbed, party-hard fusion of funk and electronic rock, all programmed beats and samples, with a sneering, streetwise swagger over the top.
The ranks have been crowded and shifting, including Paul Leveridge, Carl 'Psycho' McCarthy, Danny Saber, Ged Lynch, Martin Slattery and Paul Wagstaff, and the records came out through Radioactive. "Marbles (Why You Say Yes....?)" arrived in 1998, a woozy, groove-heavy track that kept the party rolling well after the party should have ended.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Black Grape on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marbles (Why You Say Yes....?) | 4 | #1870 | – | – |
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