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Sparks

Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1970 US rock and pop duo, The Mael Brothers

Sparks formed in 1970 in Los Angeles, United States. Sparks has 58 chart appearances on 25 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 1981–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Cool Places”, which appears on 13 lists with a best position of #39. The station that charted Sparks most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 36 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1981.

58appearances
25countdowns
21songs charted
8stations
0#1 finishes
1981–2024years

Songs by Sparks on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Cool Places
463		 13 #39 – 1983
2 I Predict
248		 5 #7 – 1982
3 Tips for Teens
210		 4 #67 – 1981
4 Music That You Can Dance To
197		 4 #33 – 1986
5 All You Ever Think About is Sex
176		 4 #88 – 1983
6 Upstairs
145		 3 #28 – 1981
7 Mickey Mouse
142		 3 #60 – 1982
8 So Important
130		 3 #47 – 1988
9 Funny Face
124		 2 #15 – 1981
10 Angst in My Pants
101		 3 #73 – 1982
11 Pretending to be Drunk
93		 2 #52 – 1984
12 Tryouts For the Human Rave
83		 1 #357 – –
13 This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us
68		 2 #965 – –
14 Modesty Plays
66		 1 #170 – –
15 I Wish I Looked a Little Better
50		 1 #252 – –
16 I Married a Martian
45		 1 #59 – 1981
17 Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
34		 1 #71 – 1984
18 All That
24		 1 #69 – 2020
19 Just Got Back from Heaven
14		 1 #430 – –
20 Eaten By the Monster of Love
12		 1 #95 – 1982
21 Popularity
1		 1 #495 – –

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.

81 82 83 84 86 88 20

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2024 709 Angst in My Pants The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2020 69 All That WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2020
2020 965 This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2003 357 Tryouts For the Human Rave Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 410 All You Ever Think About is Sex Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 563 Tips for Teens Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1150 I Predict Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1320 Cool Places Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1486 Upstairs Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1729 This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 781 Cool Places Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1294 I Predict Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1498 Tips for Teens Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
1998 334 Cool Places KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996 228 Cool Places KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 498 Cool Places WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 455 Cool Places KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1994 176 Mickey Mouse Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 467 Cool Places WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1992 338 Cool Places KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 81 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1991)
1989 378 All You Ever Think About is Sex KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 401 Cool Places KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 415 I Predict KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 479 Music That You Can Dance To KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 495 Popularity KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 147 Cool Places 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1988 47 So Important KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988
1988 55 So Important Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988
1988 53 Cool Places KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 109 Music That You Can Dance To KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 130 Tips for Teens KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 170 Modesty Plays KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 182 Angst in My Pants KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 215 I Predict KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 239 All You Ever Think About is Sex KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 252 I Wish I Looked a Little Better KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 284 Upstairs KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 313 Funny Face KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 342 Mickey Mouse KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 380 So Important KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 430 Just Got Back from Heaven KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 279 Music That You Can Dance To Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 344 Cool Places Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1986 33 Music That You Can Dance To KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986
1984 52 Pretending to be Drunk KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984
1984 71 Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984
1984 55 Pretending to be Drunk 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984
1983 39 Cool Places KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983
1983 88 All You Ever Think About is Sex KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983
1982 7 I Predict KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1982 60 Mickey Mouse KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1982 73 Angst in My Pants KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1982 95 Eaten By the Monster of Love KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982
1981 15 Funny Face KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981
1981 28 Upstairs KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981
1981 59 I Married a Martian KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981
1981 67 Tips for Teens KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981