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Cover of Pelican West by Haircut 100
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“Love Plus One” by Haircut 100

From the album Pelican West (1982)

“Love Plus One” by Haircut 100 appears on 34 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1982 on the album Pelican West. Its best result is #26 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #40 alternative song of 1982 and #626 alternative song of all time.

34countdowns
12stations
#26best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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"Love Plus One" comes from Pelican West, the 1982 debut by Haircut 100, and it's Nick Heyward's song top to bottom: he wrote it and he sings it. Bob Sargeant produced, and the band plays it bright and busy, all chattering percussion from Marc Fox and Blair Cunningham's drums, Graham Jones picking out crisp, funky guitar and Phil Smith's saxophone bursting through like sunshine through a window. It's pure pop with a bounce in its step, the sound of a young band having the time of its life.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 26 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 274 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 95 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 172 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 317 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 137 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 373 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 88 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 172 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 232 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 450 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 155 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 166 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 98 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 480 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 86 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 223 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 1068 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 326 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1077 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 677 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 460 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1079 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1081 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1080 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 715 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1065 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 71 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1065 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1065 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2021 893 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2023 416 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2025 501 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 603 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Love (Plus One).

Charting alongside it in 1982

Best songs of 1982 →
  1. 1Town Called MaliceThe Jam
  2. 2Rock the CasbahThe Clash
  3. 3Should I Stay or Should I Go?The Clash
  4. 4Promised You a MiracleSimple Minds
  5. 5TemptationNew Order
  6. 6I Ran (So Far Away)A Flock of Seagulls

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