Artist · chart history
Olive
Band London United Kingdom Active 1994–2001 UK dance/breakbeat/trip‐hop group
Olive formed in 1994 in London, United Kingdom and was active until 2001. Olive has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “You're Not Alone”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #68. The station that charted Olive most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
Olive were a London trip hop outfit of the mid-'90s, built on the partnership of two producers and a singer: Tim Kellett, who wrote, produced and played, Robin Taylor-Firth, who produced and programmed the keyboards, and Ruth-Ann Boyle out front.
Their big moment was "You're Not Alone", which went to number one on the UK singles chart. It's a gorgeous piece of late-night electronica, Boyle's soft, aching vocal suspended over slow, shimmering beats, the sort of song that sounds best at 3 in the morning.
Signed to RCA, the band made two albums, the second after Taylor-Firth had left, before calling it a day in 2001.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Olive on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You're Not Alone | 2 | #68 | – | 1997 |
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 94 | You're Not Alone | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 68 | You're Not Alone | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 |
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