Song · The Buzzcocks
“Boredom” by The Buzzcocks
From the EP Spiral Scratch (1977)
“Boredom” by The Buzzcocks appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1978 and 2003. It was first released in 1977 on the EP Spiral Scratch. Its best result is #12 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,230 alternative song of all time.
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"Boredom" came off Spiral Scratch, the Buzzcocks' EP from January 1977, and it's punk rock stripped down to the chassis and pushed off a cliff. Howard Devoto sings lead in a sneer that sounds half-amused by its own contempt, Pete Shelley plays electric guitar, Steve Diggle is on bass and John Maher on drums, and the song belongs to Devoto and Shelley together.
Martin Hannett produced it, and the result sounds gloriously unwashed: the whole thing rattles and lurches like a band with something to prove and no patience for anyone who didn't get it. With a title like that, you know exactly what it's up against.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 12 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978) | 50 |
| 1979 | 25 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979) | 50 |
| 2002 | 1053 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1842 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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