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Secession
Band Glasgow United Kingdom Active 1983–1987
Secession formed in 1983 in Glasgow, United Kingdom and was active until 1987. Secession has 9 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1987–1994. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Magician”, which appears on 6 lists with a best position of #16. The station that charted Secession most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.
Secession were a Scottish synth-pop band out of Glasgow who lasted from 1983 to 1987, and they made chilly, glittering music with a homemade feel. The first lineup had Peter Thomson on guitar, keyboards, synthesizer and vocals, Jack Ross on guitar, synthesizer and vocals, Jim Ross on bass and Carole L. Branston on keyboards and vocals, and in place of a drummer they had a small pre-programmed drum machine ticking away underneath.
Their album A Dark Enchantment came out on Siren Records in 1987, the year they called it a day, and "The Magician" is the song from it that lingers: moody, shimmering and faintly spooky, with the kind of melody that sneaks up on you.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Secession on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Magician | 6 | #16 | – | 1987 | |
| 2 | Sneakville | 1 | #75 | – | 1988 | |
| 3 | Touch | 1 | #414 | – | – |
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.
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