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“Detonation Boulevard” by Sisters of Mercy

From the album Vision Thing (1990)

“Detonation Boulevard” by Sisters of Mercy appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1990 on the album Vision Thing. Its best result is #318 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,995 alternative song of all time.

15countdowns

2stations

#318best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1999–2014years charted

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Sisters of Mercy - Detonation Boulevard (Official Music Video) [HD]

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"Detonation Boulevard" roars out of Vision Thing, the Sisters of Mercy's 1990 album, and it's Andrew Eldritch's show from top to bottom: he produced it, co-wrote it with guitarist Andreas Bruhn, plays guitar on it and sings lead in a voice like gravel rattling around a crypt.

Bruhn, Tim Bricheno and guest John Perry pile on the guitars, Tony James holds down the bass, and Doktor Avalanche, the drum machine, pounds away with inhuman stamina. Maggie Reilly drifts in on backing vocals like a ghost in the rear-view mirror, and Mark Freegard recorded the lot. The result is a hard, glossy midnight-highway rocker, all chrome, menace and pedal to the floor.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#1,995 of all time

All Rock Formats

#3,482 of all time

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	1509	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1509	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1513	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1511	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2002	318	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)	2002
2003	1515	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2003	337	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)	2044
2004	1515	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2007	1643	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1600	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1609	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1524	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1593	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1655	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1724	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013

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