Artist · chart history
The Colourfield
Band Manchester United Kingdom Active 1983–1987
The Colourfield formed in 1983 in Manchester, United Kingdom and was active until 1987. The Colourfield has 11 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Can't Get Enough of You Baby”, which appears on 8 lists with a best position of #65. The station that charted The Colourfield most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.
The Colourfield was Terry Hall's next move after the Specials and Fun Boy Three, a trio with Karl Shale and Toby Lyons, formerly of the Swinging Cats. All three came from Coventry, but they set up shop in Manchester, and at first they spelled it as two words, The Colour Field, only running it together from 1987 on.
After the brittle, ghostly chill of his earlier bands, this was Hall going soft-focus: shimmering guitar pop with a melancholy streak, his flat, doleful voice suddenly wrapped in sweetness. Virgins and Philistines, on Chrysalis in 1985, carried "Can't Get Enough of You Baby", a breezy, jangling singalong that the countdowns have never let go of. Deception followed in 1987 with "She", glossier and a touch more wistful.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Colourfield on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't Get Enough of You Baby | 8 | #65 | – | 1985 | |
| 2 | She | 1 | #62 | – | 1987 | |
| 3 | Pushing Up The Daises | 2 | #757 | – | – |
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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