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Romeo Void

Band San Francisco United States Active 1979–1985

Romeo Void formed in 1979 in San Francisco, United States and was active until 1985. Romeo Void has 89 chart appearances on 61 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 1981–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Never Say Never”, which appears on 59 lists with a best position of #8. The station that charted Romeo Void most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 28 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1981.

89appearances
61countdowns
5songs charted
16stations
0#1 finishes
1981–2023years

Romeo Void came out of San Francisco in 1979, born at the San Francisco Art Institute when Debora Iyall and Frank Zincavage decided to start a band. Iyall sang, Zincavage played bass, Peter Woods played guitar, and Benjamin Bossi's saxophone gave the whole thing its jagged, restless edge. Behind them was a revolving drum stool that went through 4 players, from Jay Derrah to Aaron Smith.

This was new wave with its teeth bared: post-punk grooves, a sax that squawks and slinks, and Iyall at the center, cool and wry, writing about sex and alienation from a woman's point of view with images that cut. After a single on the young 415 Records, they made their debut album, It's a Condition, which has earned serious critical acclaim over the years.

Then came "Never Say Never". It was the title song of a 4-song EP, and its success got the band a distribution deal with Columbia; the song also sits on the album Benefactor, from 1982, alongside "Wrap It Up". It's a slinky, dangerous thing, built on a hypnotic bass line and a vocal delivered with a cool, almost bored sneer that makes it sound all the more provocative.

Instincts, in 1984, brought "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)", a tense, moody single that became a top 40 pop hit. The band kept touring and recording until it broke up in 1985. The members have got back together briefly over the years, and Iyall has kept making music on the side.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Romeo Void on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Never Say Never
3,759		 59 #8 – 1981
2 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing)
1,290		 25 #64 – 1984
3 Wrap It Up
76		 3 #462 – –
4 Talk Dirty
20		 1 #403 – –
5 Just Too Easy
15		 1 #1734 – –

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.

81 82 84

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2023 515 Never Say Never 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time
2023 261 Never Say Never The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s
2023 439 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s
2022 375 Never Say Never X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2021 520 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s
2021 741 Never Say Never 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s
2014 661 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 673 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 650 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 681 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 623 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 657 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 604 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 636 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 585 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 617 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 321 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 571 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 602 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 590 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 631 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 216 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 245 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 75 Never Say Never The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006)
2005 264 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 580 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 809 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 860 Never Say Never 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 151 Never Say Never Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 583 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 809 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 168 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 583 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 809 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 64 Never Say Never Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 645 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1379 Wrap It Up Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1734 Just Too Easy Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 114 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 583 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 809 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 119 Never Say Never Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 933 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1286 Wrap It Up Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 90 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 583 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 809 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 562 Never Say Never WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time
2000 88 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 582 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 807 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 271 Never Say Never WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 281 Never Say Never WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 940 Never Say Never The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 97 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 582 Never Say Never CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 756 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 395 Never Say Never CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1998 98 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996 94 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 114 Never Say Never Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 403 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 76 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 91 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 124 Never Say Never Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 123 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 51 Never Say Never Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 80 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1992 66 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 465 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 52 Never Say Never Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 56 Never Say Never Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991 36 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1990 288 Never Say Never Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989 339 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 416 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 8 Never Say Never WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 99 Never Say Never 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1988 62 Never Say Never KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 366 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 403 Talk Dirty KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 462 Wrap It Up KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 174 Never Say Never Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 377 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1984 78 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984
1984 64 A Girl in Trouble (is a Temporary Thing) 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984
1982 16 Never Say Never KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1981 8 Never Say Never KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981
– 199 Never Say Never WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s

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