Artist · chart history
Mr. Mister
Band Phoenix United States Active 1982–1989 American pop rock band
Mr. Mister formed in 1982 in Phoenix, United States and was active until 1989. Mr. Mister has 5 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Broken Wings”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #22. The station that charted Mr. Mister most often is WFPK (Louisville, KY), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1985.
Mr. Mister came out of Phoenix, Arizona, in 1982, a band of polished pros with Richard Page singing lead and playing bass, Steve George on keyboards, Steve Farris on guitars and Pat Mastelotto on drums and percussion, with George and Farris stacking up the backing vocals. On RCA, they made the kind of sleek, synth-lacquered rock that sounded like it was cut in a clean room and meant for a stadium.
Their second album, Welcome to the Real World, arrived in 1985 and went all the way to No. 1 in the US. It threw off three American top 10 singles, and two of them, the soaring "Broken Wings" and the churchy, uplifting "Kyrie", went to No. 1 as well, with "Is It Love" close behind. "Broken Wings" is the one rock radio has hung on to: all shimmer and slow-building drama, with Page's voice floating over a hypnotic, pulsing groove.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Mr. Mister on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Wings | 4 | #22 | – | 1985 | |
| 2 | Kyrie | 1 | #148 | – | – |
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 129 | Broken Wings | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s |
| 2026 | 148 | Kyrie | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s |
| 1985 | 97 | Broken Wings | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 |
| 1985 | 26 | Broken Wings | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 |
| 1985 | 22 | Broken Wings | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1985 |
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