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“Cool Places” by Sparks featuring Jane Wiedlin
From the album In Outer Space (1983) Featuring Jane Wiedlin
“Cool Places” by Sparks featuring Jane Wiedlin appears on 13 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1983 and 2003. It was first released in 1983 on the album In Outer Space. Its best result is #39 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #85 alternative song of 1983 and #2,295 alternative song of all time.
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"Cool Places" kicked off In Outer Space, Sparks' 12th studio album, in 1983, and for it the American duo roped in Jane Wiedlin, rhythm guitarist and backing singer of the Go-Go's. The timing was good: Sparks had never been bigger in the States, with their previous two albums nicking the bottom rungs of the Billboard 200 and "I Predict" giving them their first Hot 100 entry.
This one is chilly, clipped new wave with a sly grin, and it followed "I Predict" into the Hot 100 and climbed to 13 on the dance club chart that June. Graeme Whifler directed the video, and Wiedlin stuck around for another track on the album, "Lucky Me, Lucky You".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 39 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 53 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1988 | 344 | Live 105 | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) | 501 |
| 1989 | 147 | 91X | 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) | 191 |
| 1989 | 401 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1992 | 338 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1994 | 467 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) | 500 |
| 1995 | 455 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) | 500 |
| 1996 | 228 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 1996 | 498 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) | 498 |
| 1998 | 334 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
| 2002 | 781 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1320 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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