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Clan of Xymox

Band Nijmegen Netherlands Formed 1984 Dutch goth rock/electro darkwave band

Clan of Xymox formed in 1984 in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Clan of Xymox has 8 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Obsession”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #504. The station that charted Clan of Xymox most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 6 appearances.

8appearances

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6songs charted

2stations

0#1 finishes

1988–2003years

Clan of Xymox came out of Nijmegen in the Netherlands and helped pioneer dark wave, that shadowy meeting point of goth guitar and cold electronic pulse. In the '80s they were a trio of singer-songwriters, Ronny Moorings, Anka Wolbert and Pieter Nooten, swapping bass, keyboards and vocals and turning in songs that sound as if they were recorded in an abandoned cathedral with a drum machine.

Their first two albums, Clan of Xymox in 1985 and Medusa in 1986, came out on 4AD, which made perfect sense: the brooding "Stranger" and the haunted "Louise" belong in the same shivering, candlelit world as the label's other dreamers. Their third and fourth albums moved to Wing Records, and the sound got sleeker. Twist of Shadows in 1989 brought danceable, polished synth-rock with "Obsession", "Craving" and "Imagination", and they landed a hit single in the United States.

Wolbert and Nooten were gone by 1991, but Moorings never shut the crypt door. He is still the band's only original member, and Clan of Xymox keeps touring and releasing records.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Clan of Xymox on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Obsession	148	2	#504	–	–
2	Stranger	73	1	#136	–	–
3	Craving	59	2	#1246	–	–
4	Louise	37	1	#317	–	–
5	Imagination	28	1	#1482	–	–
6	In the City	13	1	#1788	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2003	504	Obsession	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1246	Craving	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1482	Imagination	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1788	In the City	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002	555	Obsession	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	1598	Craving	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
1988	136	Stranger	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988	317	Louise	Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)

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