Song · Fairground Attraction
“Perfect” by Fairground Attraction
Released 1988
“Perfect” by Fairground Attraction appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 1991. It was first released in 1988. Its best result is #27 on the WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #71 alternative song of 1988, #5,443 alternative song of all time and #434 of the '80s.
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"Perfect" was the first single Fairground Attraction ever put out, released by RCA in March 1988, and by the week of 8 May it sat at number one in the UK. Mark E. Nevin wrote it, a breezy, folk-tinged soft-rock charmer, and it went on to top the charts in Australia, Ireland and South Africa as well. It later anchored the band's debut album, The First of a Million Kisses.
The British music business took notice: it won British Single of the Year at the 1989 Brit Awards and picked up an Ivor Novello nomination. A version with a different singer later turned up in Asda's TV ads, and the song was reissued in 1993 after resurfacing on the Celtic Heart compilation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 66 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
| 1988 | 27 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 537 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
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