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“Big Decision” by That Petrol Emotion
From the album Babble (1987)
“Big Decision” by That Petrol Emotion appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1987. It was first released in 1987 on the album Babble. Its best result is #4 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #75 alternative song of 1987.
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"Big Decision" was a 1987 single from That Petrol Emotion's Babble, released on Polydor and composed by Seán O'Néill. It's alternative rock with its fists up and its hips moving: the song crossed over to number 27 on the US dance club chart while reaching number 43 in Britain.
The critics were even keener than the charts. When NME polled its writers for the best tracks of 1987, "Big Decision" came in third.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1987 | 50 |
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