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Chris and Cosey
Band United Kingdom Formed 1981
Chris and Cosey formed in 1981 in the United Kingdom. Chris and Cosey has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1988–1991. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “October Love Song”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #161. The station that charted Chris and Cosey most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 2 appearances.
Chris and Cosey were the sound of two Throbbing Gristle veterans deciding that industrial music could have a pulse you could dance to. The couple, Chris Carter on electronics and Cosey Fanni Tutti on voice, electronics, guitar and cornet, formed the duo in 1981, the year of their debut album Heartbeat, and they built on the rhythmic ideas of their old band while lacing them with synthesized pop.
The Take Five EP, released on Rough Trade in 1986, holds "October Love Song", as close as industrial music gets to a torch song: cool, hypnotic synths, a gently insistent beat and Cosey's voice floating somewhere above it all, detached and oddly tender. They've also worked under the name Carter Tutti.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Chris and Cosey on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October Love Song | 2 | #161 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 161 | October Love Song | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) |
| 1988 | 196 | October Love Song | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) |
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