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Ten Years After
Band London United Kingdom Formed 1967
Ten Years After formed in 1967 in London, United Kingdom. Ten Years After has 49 chart appearances on 43 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 1982–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I'd Love To Change The World”, which appears on 35 lists with a best position of #120. The station that charted Ten Years After most often is 100.7 WZLX (Boston, MA), with 11 appearances.
Ten Years After are an English blues rock band built around Alvin Lee, Leo Lyons, Chick Churchill and Ric Lee, and they made their name playing the blues loud, long and fast, with guitar runs that seem to go on until the amplifiers beg for mercy. Between 1968 and 1973 they put eight albums in a row into the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart, and twelve of their albums made the Billboard 200.
A Space in Time, in 1971, found them easing off the throttle. "I'd Love to Change the World" is its standout, a brooding, acoustic-driven song whose restless mood cuts through the flash. It sits alongside "I'm Going Home", "Hear Me Calling" and "Love Like a Man" among the songs they're best remembered for.
The lineup has shifted over the years, with Joe Gooch, Colin Hodgkinson and Marcus Bonfanti among later recruits, and Ric Lee is still in the band.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Ten Years After on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'd Love To Change The World | 35 | #120 | – | – | |
| 2 | I'd Love to Change The | 3 | #161 | – | – | |
| 3 | I'd Love To Change World | 2 | #133 | – | – | |
| 4 | I'm Going Home | 5 | #443 | – | – | |
| 5 | Goin Home | 3 | #212 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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