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“Swamp Thing” by The Chameleons
From the album Strange Times (1986)
“Swamp Thing” by The Chameleons appears on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1989 and 2026. It was first released in 1986 on the album Strange Times. Its best result is #52 on the WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,652 alternative song of all time.
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"Swamp Thing" comes from Strange Times, the Chameleons' 1986 album, and it's credited to all four of them: Mark Burgess, Dave Fielding, Reg Smithies and John Lever. Burgess sings and plays bass, Fielding and Smithies share the guitars with Fielding adding strings as well, and Lever handles drums and percussion. David M. Allen produced.
It's the Chameleons at their most enveloping, two guitars billowing around a voice that aches, the kind of swirl you sink into rather than simply hear.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 52 | WFNX | WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) | 101 |
| 1991 | 300 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 272 | WFNX | WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 763 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 690 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 282 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2020 | 1770 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2026 | 1014 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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