Artist · chart history · #795 in indie & aaa artist polls
Prefab Sprout
Band Witton Gilbert United Kingdom Formed 1978
Prefab Sprout formed in 1978 in Witton Gilbert, United Kingdom. Prefab Sprout has 10 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–2006. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Machine Gun Ibiza”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #407. The station that charted Prefab Sprout most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1985.
10appearances
6countdowns
7songs charted
5stations
0#1 finishes
1985–2006years
Songs by Prefab Sprout on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine Gun Ibiza | 2 | #407 | – | – | |
| 2 | Cars and Girls | 2 | #703 | – | – | |
| 3 | When Love Breaks Down | 1 | #354 | – | – | |
| 4 | Appetite | 1 | #866 | – | – | |
| 5 | Bonny | 1 | #1508 | – | – | |
| 6 | Faron Young | 1 | #38 | – | 1985 | |
| 7 | Love Breaks Down | 1 | #87 | – | 1985 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 798 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2003 | 703 | Cars and Girls | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2003 | 866 | Appetite | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2003 | 989 | Machine Gun Ibiza | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2003 | 1508 | Bonny | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2002 | 407 | Machine Gun Ibiza | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 2002 | 1422 | Cars and Girls | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 1991 | 354 | When Love Breaks Down | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) |
| 1985 | 87 | Love Breaks Down | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 |
| 1985 | 38 | Faron Young | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985 |