Artist · chart history
Spoons
Band Burlington Canada Formed 1979 Canadian 80's band, 'Nova Heart'
Spoons formed in 1979 in Burlington, Canada. Spoons has 4 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1991–1999. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Nova Heart”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #126. The station that charted Spoons most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 4 appearances.
Spoons came together in Burlington, Ontario, in 1979, and they spent the next few years proving that Canadian new wave could be every bit as stylish as anything coming out of London. Gordon Deppe plays guitar and Sandy Horne plays bass, and through the band's best years Rob Preuss handled the keyboards and synthesizers with Derrick Ross on drums.
Arias & Symphonies, in 1982, is the record that made them: cool, shimmering synth-pop with a romantic streak, carried by the chilly, propulsive "Nova Heart" and the sweeping title track. In 1983 they were up for a Juno as most promising group. Talkback followed in 1983 with "Old Emotions", a warmer, funkier turn, and the hits kept coming through the rest of the decade, "Romantic Traffic" and "Tell No Lies" among them. Preuss and Ross stayed until 1986, when Scott MacDonald and Steve Kendry took over, but Deppe and Horne remain the heart of the band.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Spoons on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nova Heart | 2 | #126 | – | – | |
| 2 | Arias & Symphonies | 1 | #673 | – | – | |
| 3 | Old Emotions | 1 | #884 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 169 | Nova Heart | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
| 1999 | 673 | Arias & Symphonies | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
| 1991 | 126 | Nova Heart | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) |
| 1991 | 884 | Old Emotions | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) |
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