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Chalk Circle
Band Newcastle Canada Formed 1982 1980s Canadian band
Chalk Circle formed in 1982 in Newcastle, Canada. Chalk Circle has 4 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1991–1999. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “20Th Century Boy”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #183. The station that charted Chalk Circle most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 4 appearances.
Chalk Circle came out of Newcastle, Ontario in 1982, a four-piece built around singer and guitarist Chris Tait, with Brad Hopkins on bass, Tad Winklarz on keyboards and Derrick Murphy on drums. It was Canadian alternative rock of the thoughtful, jangling kind, all ringing guitars and furrowed brows, and it found a home on Duke Street Records.
The Great Lake EP carried "April Fool" and "20th Century Boy", and the album Mending Wall in 1987 added "This Mourning", a title that tells you the band preferred grey skies to party lights. Tait was the constant, the voice at the center of it all.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Chalk Circle on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20Th Century Boy | 1 | #183 | – | – | |
| 2 | April Fool | 2 | #591 | – | – | |
| 3 | This Mourning | 1 | #860 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 591 | April Fool | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
| 1999 | 860 | This Mourning | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
| 1991 | 183 | 20Th Century Boy | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) |
| 1991 | 721 | April Fool | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) |
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