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Sam Phillips
Solo artist Glendale United States Singer-songwriter formerly known as Leslie Phillips
Sam Phillips is an artist from Glendale. Sam Phillips has 21 chart appearances on 17 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1994–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Lying”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #417. The station that charted Sam Phillips most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 16 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.
Sam Phillips, born in Glendale in 1962, writes pop songs with a sharp edge and a melody that sticks. Cruel Inventions, in 1991, gave rock radio "Lying" and "Now I Can't Find The Door", and Martinis & Bikinis in 1994, a critics' favorite, carried "I Need Love".
Fan Dance, another record the critics loved, followed in 2001, and she has worked as an actor as well. Later on she found a second calling writing music for television, scoring Gilmore Girls, Bunheads and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Sam Phillips on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lying | 7 | #417 | – | – | |
| 2 | Now I Can't Find The Door | 4 | #818 | – | – | |
| 3 | I Need Love | 7 | #46 | – | 1994 | |
| 4 | Baby, I Can't Please You | 3 | #699 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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