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“This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us” by Sparks
Released 1990
“This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us” by Sparks appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2003 and 2020. It was first released in 1990. Its best result is #965 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,765 alternative song of all time.
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Kimono My House, the third studio album by Sparks, opens with "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", and the song led the record out as its first single in 1974. Ron Mael wrote it, Muff Winwood produced it and Island released it: a glam-rock curveball from an American band, and one that did its real business on the other side of the Atlantic.
It never cracked the Billboard Hot 100, but Europe went for it in a big way, sending it into the top ten in the Netherlands and Switzerland and up to number two in the UK, where it held on for two weeks. No Sparks single has ever climbed higher on the British chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1729 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2020 | 965 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
Also listed as: This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us.
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