Song · Squeeze
“Hits of the Year” by Squeeze
From the album Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti (1985)
“Hits of the Year” by Squeeze appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1985. It was first released in 1985 on the album Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti. Its best result is #40 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #87 alternative song of 1985.
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"Hits of the Year" comes off Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti, the sixth Squeeze album, and A&M picked it out as a single for the American market in 1985. Glenn Tilbrook wrote the music and Chris Difford the words, and Difford's story here is a doozy: a holiday flight that gets hijacked along the way.
Laurie Latham produced. Tilbrook plays guitar and keyboards, Difford guitar and tambourine, Jools Holland keyboards, Keith Wilkinson bass and Gilson Lavis drums and electronic drums, with Tilbrook, Difford and Holland all singing and Wilkinson and Lavis on backing vocals. Cash Box praised its straight-ahead groove and elastic shadings. In America its only chart run came on Top Rock Tracks, where it topped out at 39.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 98 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1985 | 107 |
| 1985 | 40 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1985 | 91 |
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