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Figures on a Beach
Band Detroit United States Active 1981–1991
Figures on a Beach formed in 1981 in Detroit, United States and was active until 1991. Figures on a Beach has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1987–1990. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “No Stars”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #47. The station that charted Figures on a Beach most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.
Figures on a Beach started out in Detroit in 1981, one of the Motor City's early synth-pop outfits, and they had a knack for pushing that cool electronic shimmer somewhere warmer and more human. Chris Ewen was among the members, and on Sire the band had the gloss of a major-label act without losing its moody streak.
Standing on Ceremony, from 1987, has "No Stars", all chilly keyboards and wistful melody, new wave with its collar turned up against the wind. In 1989, the year of the self-titled follow-up, it paid off. "Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria)" climbed to #14 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, and their cover of Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" made it to #67 on the Hot 100, a bar-band stomper recast as sleek new wave pop.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Figures on a Beach on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Stars | 1 | #47 | – | 1987 | |
| 2 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet | 1 | #83 | – | 1989 | |
| 3 | Accidentally 4th Street | 1 | #268 | – | – |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 268 | Accidentally 4th Street | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) |
| 1989 | 83 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 |
| 1987 | 47 | No Stars | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 |
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