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Scary Thieves
Band London United Kingdom Active 1984–1985
Scary Thieves formed in 1984 in London, United Kingdom and was active until 1985. Scary Thieves has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1991. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Waiting Game”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #583. The station that charted Scary Thieves most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 2 appearances.
Scary Thieves came and went fast: a London new wave band that flickered into life in 1984 and was gone by 1985, with synthesizers up front and a deal with EMI behind them. In that short run they left two songs that have kept a small candle burning, "Tell Me Girl" in 1984 and "The Waiting Game" in 1985, the latter issued on the EP The Waiting Game / Live In Another Day.
Both tracks later landed on the Hardest Hits compilations, the series that digs up obscure new wave and synth acts with cult followings of every size, which is about as fitting a home as a band like this could ask for. And a station's countdown still had room for them in 1991, years after the band had folded, so somebody out there hadn't forgotten.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Scary Thieves on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Waiting Game | 1 | #583 | – | – | |
| 2 | Tell Me Girl | 1 | #741 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 583 | The Waiting Game | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) |
| 1991 | 741 | Tell Me Girl | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) |
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