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Let's Active

Band Winston-Salem United States Active 1981–1990

Let's Active formed in 1981 in Winston-Salem, United States and was active until 1990. Let's Active has 13 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1984–2021. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Every Word Means No”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #199. The station that charted Let's Active most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1984.

13appearances

6countdowns

5songs charted

4stations

0#1 finishes

1984–2021years

Let's Active formed in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1981, and everything revolved around Mitch Easter: frontman, songwriter and the owner of a chiming, jangling guitar sound that became the band's calling card. The records are bright, tuneful and a little off-kilter, pop songs that sparkle on the surface and twist underneath.

I.R.S. Records put out the Afoot EP in 1983, with "Every Word Means No", and the full-length Cypress followed in 1984, bringing "Blue Line". Big Plans for Everybody, in 1986, had "Fell", and Every Dog Has His Day closed out their run in 1988. Along the way the lineup included Faye Hunter on bass, Sara Romweber on drums and, from 1985, Angie Carlson on guitar and keyboards.

They called it quits in 1990, but in August 2014 the band got back together to play a benefit show in North Carolina.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Let's Active on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Every Word Means No	274	5	#199	–	–
2	Every Dog Has His Day	93	2	#578	–	–
3	Blue Line	50	4	#70	–	1984
4	Fell	24	1	#380	–	–
5	Waters Part	1	1	#2015	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2021	221	Every Word Means No	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s
2003	199	Every Word Means No	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	578	Every Dog Has His Day	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1747	Blue Line	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	2015	Waters Part	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002	970	Every Word Means No	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	1579	Every Dog Has His Day	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
1991	402	Every Word Means No	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991	483	Blue Line	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1989	318	Every Word Means No	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	380	Fell	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989	464	Blue Line	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1984	70	Blue Line	91X Top 91 Songs of 1984

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