Artist · chart history
Death in Vegas
Band London United Kingdom Formed 1994
Death in Vegas formed in 1994 in London, United Kingdom. Death in Vegas has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Aisha”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #51. The station that charted Death in Vegas most often is The Buzz (Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
Death in Vegas started life in London in 1994 as Dead Elvis, the project of Richard Fearless and Steve Hellier, and signed to Concrete Records under that name. An Irish label already called Dead Elvis forced a rethink, so the old name became the title of their 1997 debut album instead.
That record runs on dusty breakbeats, dub bass and a black-leather rock-and-roll sneer, and "Dirt" is its calling card, a grinding, menacing groove that sounds like a biker gang wandering into a rave. Hellier left in 1997, and with Tim Holmes in the lineup alongside Fearless, the band pushed further on The Contino Sessions in 1999. "Aisha" from that album is a slow-burning nightmare of a track, a creeping bassline, feedback and a vocal that sounds like a threat whispered in a dark room.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Death in Vegas on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aisha | 1 | #51 | – | – | |
| 2 | So You Say You Lost Your Baby | 1 | #509 | – | – | |
| 3 | Dirt | 1 | #101 | – | 1997 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 509 | So You Say You Lost Your Baby | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs |
| 2002 | 51 | Aisha | The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) |
| 1997 | 101 | Dirt | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 |
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