Song · Queensryche
“Breaking the Silence” by Queensryche
From the album Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
“Breaking the Silence” by Queensryche appears on 6 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1990 and 1999. It was first released in 1988 on the album Operation: Mindcrime. Its best result is #671 on the KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #945 hard rock song of all time.
Chris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate wrote "Breaking the Silence" for Operation: Mindcrime, Queensrÿche's 1988 album, and the credits show the whole crew pulling on the same rope. DeGarmo and Michael Wilton share the 12-string, acoustic and electric guitars, Eddie Jackson plays bass, Scott Rockenfield handles drums and percussion, and Tate sings lead and adds keyboards.
Peter Collins produced it, James "Jimbo" Barton and Paul Northfield engineered, and Barton mixed it with Ronald Prent assisting, while Jim Campbell, Paul Milner and Glen Robinson pitched in as assistant engineers.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 740 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 700 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 671 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 740 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 940 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 905 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
Also listed as: Breaking The Silence.
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