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The Bolshoi
Band United Kingdom Active 1983–2000 UK group
The Bolshoi formed in 1983 in the United Kingdom and was active until 2000. The Bolshoi has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1987–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “A Way”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #54. The station that charted The Bolshoi most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.
The Bolshoi were an English band formed in Trowbridge in 1983, later based in London, who made their mark in the mid to late '80s on Beggars Banquet. Trevor Tanner, Nick Chown, Jan Kalicki and Paul Clark played a dark, dramatic style of post-punk that sat somewhere between gothic rock's gloom and a sharper, more tuneful jangle.
"A Way", from the 1986 collection Giants EP & Friends LP, is the one that lasted: a moody, driving song with a brooding hook, and it has turned up as "Away" on some releases, since both names have been used. "Please", from the 1987 album Lindy's Party, showed off their poppier side, and "Sunday Morning" was among their best-known songs too.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Bolshoi on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 482 | A Way | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 1988 | 317 | Please | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) |
| 1988 | 54 | A Way | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) |
| 1987 | 21 | Please | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 |
| 1987 | 71 | Please | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 |
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