Artist · chart history
Flaming Stars
Band London United Kingdom Formed 1994 Underground garage punk band
Flaming Stars formed in 1994 in London, United Kingdom. Flaming Stars has 3 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1995–1996. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “10 Feet Tall”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #18. The station that charted Flaming Stars most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1996.
The Flaming Stars came together in Camden in November 1994, a garage punk gang fronted by singer Max Décharné, who had been the drummer in Gallon Drunk. Johnny Johnson and Mark Hosking played guitar, Paul Dempsey bass and Joe Whitney drums, with Huck Whitney taking over from Johnson in 1996. They lifted their name from an Elvis Presley film title and signed to Vinyl Japan, a London label with Japanese owners.
The Hospital, Heaven or Hell EP, with "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye", was what first got them noticed around Europe, and John Peel and Steve Lamacq both sang its praises. Peel had them in for six sessions over the '90s, later gathered in 2000 on the double album The Six John Peel Sessions.
The debut album, Songs From the Bar Room Floor, came out in 1996, and the title tells you where they did their drinking and their thinking: reverb-soaked, hard-bitten garage rock that smells of stale beer and last orders, with "The Face On The Bar Room Floor" as its centerpiece. Sell Your Soul to the Flaming Stars followed in 1997, and by 2001's A Walk on the Wired Side they were edging away from the '60s garage template toward a sound of their own.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Flaming Stars on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Feet Tall | 1 | #18 | – | 1996 | |
| 2 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | 1 | #29 | – | 1995 | |
| 3 | The Face On The Bar Room Floor | 1 | #48 | – | 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18 | 10 Feet Tall | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996 |
| 1996 | 48 | The Face On The Bar Room Floor | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996 |
| 1995 | 29 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995 |
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