Artist · chart history
Go West
Band United Kingdom Formed 1982 English pop group
Go West formed in 1982 in the United Kingdom. Go West has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–1999. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Eye to Eye”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #83. The station that charted Go West most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1985.
Go West came together in London in 1982 as a two-man operation, Peter Cox singing lead and Richard Drummie on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, and between them they had a knack for pop built like a sports car: sleek, loud, and chromed from bumper to bumper.
Signed to Chrysalis, they put out a self-titled debut in 1985 with "Eye to Eye" aboard, and "We Close Our Eyes" became an international top-10 hit. The singles strut and shine, with Cox belting over the top as though the back row had personally offended him. The industry took note fast: at the 1986 Brit Awards they walked off with British Breakthrough Act.
The run held from the mid-'80s into the early '90s, with "Call Me", "Faithful" and "King of Wishful Thinking" also going top 10 around the world, the last of them turning up in the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Go West on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eye to Eye | 1 | #83 | – | 1985 | |
| 2 | We Close Our Eyes | 1 | #300 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 300 | We Close Our Eyes | WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) |
| 1985 | 83 | Eye to Eye | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 |
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