Artist · chart history
Roman Holliday
Band United Kingdom Formed 1980
Roman Holliday formed in 1980 in the United Kingdom. Roman Holliday has 6 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1983–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Stand By”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #236. The station that charted Roman Holliday most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1983.
Roman Holliday were a British band formed in 1980, with Rob and Steve Lambert among the members, and they made bright, bouncy pop that sounded like it had been dug out of a dance hall and given a fresh coat of paint. Signed to Jive, they put out their self-titled EP in 1983.
"Don't Try to Stop It" was their big moment, hitting number 14 in Britain in the summer of 1983, and "Motormania" followed it into the charts. Elsewhere it was the jaunty "Stand By" that caught on, and rock radio listeners have kept it in rotation on countdowns ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Roman Holliday on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand By | 5 | #236 | – | – | |
| 2 | Don't Try to Stop It | 1 | #68 | – | 1983 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1258 | Stand By | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2002 | 1151 | Stand By | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 1994 | 485 | Stand By | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) |
| 1992 | 295 | Stand By | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) |
| 1988 | 236 | Stand By | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) |
| 1983 | 68 | Don't Try to Stop It | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 |
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