Artist · chart history
Looking Glass
Band New Brunswick United States Active 1969–1974 70’s US pop group, track ‘Brandy’
Looking Glass formed in 1969 in New Brunswick, United States and was active until 1974. Looking Glass has 7 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Brandy(you're a Fine Girl)”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #36. The station that charted Looking Glass most often is WMGK (Philadelphia, PA), with 3 appearances.
Looking Glass were Jersey boys, formed in New Brunswick in 1969 by Elliot Lurie, Larry Gonsky, Michael Lee Smith and Peter Sweval, and they were part of the scene people came to call the Jersey Shore sound. Epic signed them and released their debut, Looking Glass, in 1972.
That album carried "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)", a breezy, lilting slice of pop rock with a melody so easy on the ears it practically hums itself, and it went all the way to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cash Box Top 100, holding the top spot for a week. For a young band from central Jersey, that's a dream most never get near.
The story is brief after that: the band's run ended in 1974. But "Brandy" still drifts back onto the countdowns, as smooth and wistful as the day it first sailed in.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Looking Glass on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandy(you're a Fine Girl) | 7 | #36 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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