Artist · chart history
The Box
Band Montréal Canada Formed 1981 Canadian new wave band
The Box formed in 1981 in Montréal, Canada. The Box has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1999. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “L'affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me)”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #671. The station that charted The Box most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 2 appearances.
The Box came out of Montreal in 1981 with a head full of synthesizers and a flair for melodrama, the kind of Canadian new wave band that sounded like it was scoring a spy film nobody had shot yet. Philippe Bernard kept the beat behind the machines, and Alert Records put out the records.
All the Time, All the Time, All the Time... in 1985 carried "L'affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me)", a moody, bilingual slice of synth-pop storytelling, and Closer Together followed in 1987 with its title track. Over the course of the decade the sound grew heavier, drifting from keyboard-driven pop toward guitar rock with a proggy streak. At home it worked: between 1984 and 1990 the band put four albums and 10 singles on the Canadian charts. They split in 1992, and a new lineup revived the name in 2004 and has made two more albums since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Box on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L'affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me) | 1 | #671 | – | – | |
| 2 | Closer Together | 1 | #916 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 671 | L'affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me) | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
| 1999 | 916 | Closer Together | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
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