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“No One Is To Blame” by Howard Jones
From the album Dream Into Action (1985)
“No One Is To Blame” by Howard Jones appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2026. It was first released in 1985 on the album Dream Into Action. Its best result is #179 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,878 alternative song of all time.
Howard Jones first put "No One Is To Blame" on Dream Into Action, his second album, in 1985: his own song and his own vocal, with Rupert Hine producing and Stephen W. Tayler recording and mixing. Then, with the album's earlier singles doing the business, he cut it again to give it a friendlier face for radio. Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham produced the remake, and Collins brought his own drumming and atmosphere to it.
That version went out as a single in March 1986, turned up on the US EP Action Replay and became the English synth-pop man's biggest American hit, climbing to number four on the Hot 100. It was also the first of his two number ones on the US adult contemporary chart, and a top-10 hit in Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 649 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2023 | 179 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2026 | 288 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
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