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Texas

Band Glasgow United Kingdom Formed 1986 Scottish pop rock band

Texas formed in 1986 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Texas has 15 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997–2016. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Say What You Want”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #52. The station that charted Texas most often is Virgin Radio (United Kingdom), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.

15appearances

9countdowns

8songs charted

4stations

0#1 finishes

1997–2016years

Texas came out of Glasgow in 1986, with Sharleen Spiteri, Johnny McElhone and Ally McErlaine among the founders, and played their first gig at the University of Dundee in 1988. The debut, Southside, arrived the following year with "I Don't Want a Lover", a sultry, bluesy strut, and it entered the UK albums chart at number three and went on to sell over two million copies. Mothers Heaven and Ricks Road, with "So Called Friend", did less business at home, though Europe kept listening.

Then they reinvented themselves. White on Blonde in 1997 swapped the rootsy twang for silky, soul-dipped pop with a modern sheen, Spiteri's smoky voice gliding over grooves that owed as much to vintage soul as to guitar rock. "Say What You Want", "Halo" and "Black Eyed Boy" came off it, and the album went to number one in Scotland and the UK and was certified six times platinum, their biggest seller. The Hush in 1999, with "When We Are Together", kept the streak alive, and The Greatest Hits followed.

After Careful What You Wish For and Red Book they went on an indefinite hiatus in 2005, while Spiteri made a solo album, Melody. They returned in 2013 with The Conversation, and Hi in 2021 took them back to number three in the UK. Worldwide sales have topped 40 million records.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Texas on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Say What You Want	180	5	#52	–	1997
2	So Called Friend	64	3	#1575	–	–
3	Halo	38	1	#313	–	–
4	Summer Sun	33	1	#337	–	–
5	Black Eyed Boy	17	1	#417	–	–
6	I Don't Want a Lover	13	1	#436	–	–
7	In Demand	8	1	#462	–	–
8	When We Are Together	4	1	#482	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2016	523	Say What You Want	WYEP 913 Countdown 2016
2006	493	Say What You Want	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2004	360	Say What You Want	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2002	79	Artist ranking	Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Artists of All-Time (December 2002)
2001	1575	So Called Friend	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	216	Say What You Want	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	313	Halo	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	337	Summer Sun	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	417	Black Eyed Boy	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	436	I Don't Want a Lover	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	462	In Demand	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	482	When We Are Together	Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000	1575	So Called Friend	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	1575	So Called Friend	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1997	52	Say What You Want	WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997

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