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The Charlatans
Band West Midlands United Kingdom Formed 1988 English indie rock band
The Charlatans formed in 1988 in West Midlands, United Kingdom. The Charlatans has 103 chart appearances on 66 radio countdowns from 21 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Only One I Know”, which appears on 37 lists with a best position of #6. The station that charted The Charlatans most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 26 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1990.
The Charlatans came out of England's West Midlands with a woozy, swirling psychedelic rock sound that seems built for long nights and loose limbs, the grooves rolling rather than pounding and the melodies drifting in on a haze. Tim Burgess and Martin Blunt are the constants, and in America they are often billed as the Charlatans UK.
The debut, Some Friendly, is where it starts: "The Only One I Know" rolls along on a groove so loose-limbed it barely seems to touch the floor, and "Then", "Polar Bear" and "White Shirt" keep the haze drifting. Between 10th and 11th brought "Weirdo" and "I Don't Want to See the Sights", Up to Our Hips "Can't Get Out of Bed", and Tellin' Stories "One to Another" and "How High".
The lineup has shifted over the years, with Rob Collins, Mark Collins, Tony Rogers, Martin Duffy and drummer Jon Brookes among the names in the story, but the band has never gone away. All 13 of their albums have made the UK top 40, 3 of them reaching No. 1, and they have run up a long string of top-40 singles at home.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Charlatans on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Only One I Know | 37 | #6 | – | 1990 | |
| 2 | Weirdo | 29 | #16 | – | 1992 | |
| 3 | Can't Get Out of Bed | 13 | #75 | – | 1994 | |
| 4 | One to Another | 3 | #19 | – | – | |
| 5 | Opportunity | 2 | #684 | – | – | |
| 6 | Then | 4 | #81 | – | 1990 | |
| 7 | I Don't Want To See The Sights | 3 | #71 | – | 1992 | |
| 8 | Blackened Blue Eyes | 2 | #37 | – | 2006 | |
| 9 | How High | 1 | #976 | – | – | |
| 10 | Polar Bear | 1 | #28 | – | 1990 | |
| 11 | White Shirt | 1 | #593 | – | – | |
| 12 | Forever | 1 | #1394 | – | – | |
| 13 | Over Again | 1 | #70 | – | 2019 | |
| 14 | Sproston Green | 1 | #796 | – | – | |
| 15 | North Country Boy | 1 | #83 | – | – | |
| 16 | Just When You're Thinking Things Over | 1 | #95 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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