Song · The Charlatans
“Then” by The Charlatans
From the album Some Friendly (1990)
“Then” by The Charlatans appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2003. It was first released in 1990 on the album Some Friendly. Its best result is #81 on the CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #213 alternative song of 1990 and #4,299 alternative song of all time.
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"Then" followed "The Only One I Know" out of the gate in September 1990, the second single from Some Friendly, the Charlatans' debut, and it kept the band's momentum rolling. Tim Burgess sings, Jon Baker plays guitar, Martin Blunt holds the bass, Jon Brookes drums and Rob Collins works the keyboards, with the writing split between Blunt, Brookes, Burgess and Collins. Chris Nagle produced and mixed, and Pete Coleman engineered.
It went to 12 in Britain and 11 in Ireland and reached number four on the American Modern Rock chart. Kim Peters shot the video at Hawkstone Park in rural Shropshire, the band miming on a smoky hillside among the estate's architectural follies. Collins was sick on the day, so a friend stood in and mimed his parts.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 | 107 |
| 1990 | 81 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1374 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 854 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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