Artist · chart history
Northside
Band Manchester United Kingdom Active 1989–1996 English band
Northside formed in 1989 in Manchester, United Kingdom and was active until 1996. Northside has 10 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2001. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Take 5”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #24. The station that charted Northside most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1991.
Northside came up from Blackley and Moston in north Manchester in 1989, right as the city was turning into one big dance floor, and they dove straight into the Madchester and baggy scene with loose-limbed grooves and a head full of indie-rave swagger.
Factory Records signed them, and in 1991 they put out Chicken Rhythms, their one and only album. It's a sunny, shuffling record, with "Take 5" as its bouncy calling card and "Shall We Take a Trip" wearing its psychedelic leanings right there in the title. The earlier "My Rising Star" had already hinted at what was coming.
There was never a second album, which leaves Chicken Rhythms as a sharp little snapshot of a moment when guitar bands and rave culture briefly became the same thing.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Northside on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take 5 | 5 | #24 | – | 1991 | |
| 2 | Take Five | 1 | #10 | – | 1991 | |
| 3 | Shall We Take a Trip | 1 | #19 | – | 1990 | |
| 4 | My Rising Star | 3 | #1980 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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