Artist · chart history
Momus
Solo artist Paisley United Kingdom Scottish singer/songwriter
Momus is an artist from Paisley. Momus has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1989–1990. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Hairstyle of the Devil”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #32. The station that charted Momus most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1989.
Momus is Nicholas Currie, born in Paisley in 1960, a Scottish songwriter who named himself after the Greek god of mockery and has spent more than forty years living up to it. His songs are arch, literate and slyly perverse, stuffed with continental philosophy and a worldview he frames around diversity and a respect for otherness.
He recorded for Creation Records, working out of post-punk into something more cerebral, and "Hairstyle of the Devil" is his catchiest moment, a sly, sleek pop confection with a devilish grin. His catalog also takes in folktronica and Shibuya-kei, released on labels in the UK, the US and Japan, and he is a writer as well as a musician.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Momus on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hairstyle of the Devil | 2 | #32 | – | 1989 |
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 222 | Hairstyle of the Devil | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) |
| 1989 | 32 | Hairstyle of the Devil | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 |
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