Artist · chart history
Krokus
Band Solothurn Switzerland Formed 1975 Swiss hard rock group
Krokus formed in 1975 in Solothurn, Switzerland. Krokus has 24 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Screaming in the Night”, which appears on 8 lists with a best position of #104. The station that charted Krokus most often is KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA), with 14 appearances.
Krokus are Switzerland's loudest export, a hard rock and heavy metal outfit formed in Solothurn in 1975 by Chris von Rohr and guitarist Tommy Kiefer, both previously of a band called Kaktus. The piece that made them was the arrival of Marc Storace, the former TEA singer, whose raw-throated wail took over the mic in time for Metal Rendez-vous in 1980.
From there they went hunting for America, and for a while in the '80s they got it. One Vice at a Time, in 1982, came loaded with "Long Stick Goes Boom" and a stomping "American Woman". Headhunter followed in 1983 with the pounding "Eat the Rich", "Stayed Awake All Night" and the galloping "Screaming in the Night", all molten riffs and fist-in-the-air choruses. The Blitz, in 1984, leaned toward the radio with "Our Love", "Midnite Maniac" and a boisterous "Ballroom Blitz". The lineup has shifted over the decades, but Storace is still up front.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Krokus on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Screaming in the Night | 8 | #104 | – | – | |
| 2 | Stayed Awake All Night | 6 | #589 | – | – | |
| 3 | Long Stick Goes Boom | 4 | #263 | – | – | |
| 4 | Our Love | 1 | #292 | – | – | |
| 5 | Eat the Rich | 1 | #502 | – | – | |
| 6 | Ballroom Blitz | 2 | #93 | – | – | |
| 7 | Midnite Maniac | 1 | #742 | – | – | |
| 8 | American Woman | 1 | #883 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about Krokus.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.