Song · Shriekback
“Lined Up” by Shriekback
From the album Care (1983)
“Lined Up” by Shriekback appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1983 on the album Care. Its best result is #59 on the KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,551 alternative song of all time.
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Barry Andrews and Carl Marsh wrote "Lined Up", and it went out as a single from Care, the 1983 record that counts as Shriekback's first full-length album, though Tench had come before it. Ian Caple engineered it and helped out as assistant producer.
It found its crowd on the dance floor as a minor club hit and got as high as 39 on the Australian ARIA charts. Britain got it twice: the original stalled at 89, and a remix did a little better at 78. Care itself won a warm notice from Trouser Press, which called it a smart, well-made and lively debut and singled out Andrews as one of the most original keyboard players in rock, something it said XTC fans had known all along.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 59 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1991 | 408 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2026 | 861 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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