Song · Nina Hagen
“Universal Radio” by Nina Hagen
From the album In Ekstase (1985)
“Universal Radio” by Nina Hagen appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1985. It was first released in 1985 on the album In Ekstase. Its best result is #80 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #158 alternative song of 1985.
Nina Hagen let "Universal Radio" loose in January 1985 as the lead single from In Ekstase, her third studio album, with Adam Kidron producing and Columbia behind the release. Fittingly for a song with that title, radio got it first: Rodney Bingenheimer premiered it on KROQ. From there the German singer made modest headway on the American charts, taking it to number 39 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs.
She cut a German-language version too, "Universelles Radio", and the video was built from footage of her set at the Rock in Rio festival on January 13, 1985. It was the follow-up to "New York / N.Y."
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 80 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 | 107 |
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