Song · Gary Numan
“Radio Heart” by Gary Numan
Released 1987
“Radio Heart” by Gary Numan appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1987 and 1988. It was first released in 1987. Its best result is #74 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #170 alternative song of 1987 and #6,411 alternative song of all time.
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"Radio Heart" came out in March 1987 billed as Radio Heart featuring Gary Numan, and it's less a Numan record than a guest turn that happened through family ties. Radio Heart was Hugh and David Nicholson, two Scottish brothers late of the band Blue, and the project was a home for a batch of Hugh's songs. Another Nicholson brother sat on the management team at Numa Records, Numan's own label, and in 1986, with the company being wound up, he suggested Numan take the vocal on "Radio Heart".
The brothers had most of the backing track finished by then, Ade Orange came in on keyboards, and Numan put his voice over the top. It reached 35 on the UK singles chart that April, and the partnership got two more singles out of the year, "London Times" and "All Across the Nation", though neither climbed as high.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 90 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 | 107 |
| 1987 | 74 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 390 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
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