Artist · chart history
Seahorses
Band York United Kingdom Active 1996–1999 90s UK alternative rock band
Seahorses formed in 1996 in York, United Kingdom and was active until 1999. Seahorses has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Blinded By The Sun”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #66. The station that charted Seahorses most often is Absolute Radio (United Kingdom (national)), with 2 appearances.
The Seahorses were John Squire's next move after walking out of the Stone Roses, a band he put together in York in 1996 with Chris Helme, Stuart Fletcher, Mark Heaney and, for a while, Andy Watts, and signed to Geffen. Squire's answer to life after the Roses was simple: guitars, lots of them.
Do It Yourself arrived in 1997, a big, sunny, swaggering record steeped in classic British rock, Squire's leads spiralling and chiming around big, open-hearted tunes. "Blinded by the Sun" is its sweetest moment, a lazy summer-afternoon singalong, and "Love Is the Law" struts with the band's full weight behind it.
It didn't last. They were working on a second album when musical differences broke them apart in the middle of the sessions, in January 1999. Squire later admitted that he had jumped in too quickly, that the band was more a knee-jerk response to leaving the Roses than a real plan, and that he simply needed more control than a group of equals would ever give him.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Seahorses on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blinded By The Sun | 1 | #66 | – | – | |
| 2 | Love Is The Law | 1 | #78 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | Blinded By The Sun | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems |
| 2025 | 78 | Love Is The Law | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems |
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