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Longpigs
Band Sheffield United Kingdom Active 1993–2000
Longpigs formed in 1993 in Sheffield, United Kingdom and was active until 2000. Longpigs has 6 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “On and On”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #63. The station that charted Longpigs most often is Absolute Radio (United Kingdom (national)), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
Longpigs formed in Sheffield in 1993 and made their name in the thick of Britpop with The Sun Is Often Out, a 1996 debut on Mother Records that critics warmed to. Crispin Hunt sang and played guitar, Richard Hawley played guitar, Simon Stafford played bass, and Dee Boyle, once of Cabaret Voltaire, handled the drums.
Where much of Britpop swaggered, the Longpigs ached. "She Said" and "On and On" were the singles that did the business: Hunt's voice cracking and soaring over guitars that shimmer one minute and snarl the next, songs that sound like a hangover and a love letter at once.
The second album, Mobile Home, followed in 1999, and the band was finished by 2000, which only made that first record feel more precious.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Longpigs on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | She Said | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems |
| 1997 | 92 | On and On | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 63 | On and On | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 84 | On and On | KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 90 | On and On | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 |
| 1997 | 88 | On and On | Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 |
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