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Del Amitri

Band Glasgow United Kingdom Formed 1980

Del Amitri formed in 1980 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Del Amitri has 51 chart appearances on 27 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Always The Last To Know”, which appears on 12 lists with a best position of #364. The station that charted Del Amitri most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 28 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.

51appearances

27countdowns

9songs charted

14stations

0#1 finishes

1990–2025years

Del Amitri came out of Glasgow with a jangle in their guitars and a bruise on their heart. Justin Currie has been there from the very start, Iain Harvie for nearly as long, and Andy Alston since 1989, and together they make sturdy, tuneful guitar records with a dry wit that keeps the melancholy in check.

Waking Hours, in 1989, gave them "Kiss This Thing Goodbye" and "Nothing Ever Happens", a slow, sardonic shuffle that became their best-known song at home, reaching number 11 in the UK. Change Everything, in 1992, rocked a little harder with "Always the Last to Know", "Be My Downfall" and "Just Like a Man", classic, well-crafted guitar pop with a country tinge and not a wasted note. Then Twisted, in 1995, delivered "Roll to Me", a breezy little jewel of a single that went top 10 in the US and Canada.

Five of their seven studio albums reached the UK top 10, and they've sold more than six million records worldwide, which isn't bad for a band that never once raised its voice.

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

Songs by Del Amitri on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Always The Last To Know	471	12	#364	–	–
2	Be My Downfall	450	7	#714	–	–
3	Just Like A Man	372	7	#903	–	–
4	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	332	8	#84	–	1990
5	Nothing Ever Happens	117	4	#256	–	–
6	Roll to Me	95	9	#88	–	1995
7	Driving With The Brakes On	87	1	#114	–	–
8	Hammering Heart	77	1	#456	–	–
9	Tell Her This	59	1	#375	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

90 95

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2025	697	Roll to Me	The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs
2023	1192	Roll to Me	WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023
2022	1019	Roll to Me	WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022
2022	114	Driving With The Brakes On	The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021	417	Roll to Me	105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021	375	Tell Her This	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021	876	Roll to Me	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2006	373	Nothing Ever Happens	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006	790	Artist ranking	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005	716	Be My Downfall	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	904	Always The Last To Know	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	939	Just Like A Man	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	1071	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	365	Nothing Ever Happens	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	716	Be My Downfall	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	903	Always The Last To Know	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	940	Just Like A Man	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1070	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	425	Nothing Ever Happens	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	716	Be My Downfall	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	903	Always The Last To Know	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	940	Just Like A Man	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1070	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002	716	Be My Downfall	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	911	Always The Last To Know	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	955	Just Like A Man	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1085	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1849	Always The Last To Know	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001	716	Be My Downfall	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	911	Always The Last To Know	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	955	Just Like A Man	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1086	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	256	Nothing Ever Happens	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	382	Always The Last To Know	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	403	Roll to Me	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	456	Hammering Heart	WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time
2000	715	Be My Downfall	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	907	Always The Last To Know	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	954	Just Like A Man	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1086	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	475	Always The Last To Know	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999	714	Be My Downfall	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	856	Always The Last To Know	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	903	Just Like A Man	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1084	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1997	845	Roll to Me	WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997)
1996	397	Always The Last To Know	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995	103	Roll to Me	The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95
1995	88	Roll to Me	Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995
1994	364	Always The Last To Know	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1990	84	Kiss This Thing Goodbye	91X Top 91 Songs of 1990

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