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“Garbageman” by The Cramps
From the album Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980)
“Garbageman” by The Cramps appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2003. It was first released in 1980 on the album Songs the Lord Taught Us. Its best result is #837 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,223 alternative song of all time.
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"Garbageman" comes off Songs the Lord Taught Us, the 1980 debut by the Cramps, which I.R.S. released in America and Illegal in Britain. Erick Purkhiser and Kristy Wallace wrote it, Alex Chilton produced it and John Hampton engineered it.
The album around it is a gleefully raw racket. Paste's Eric R. Danton heard it as weird, funny and loud, with the guitars blaring and Lux Interior's vocals coming apart at the seams over a brew of rockabilly and B-movie horror. Rolling Stone later put it on its list of the 80 greatest albums of 1980, crediting the band with a psychobilly sound that pushed past the kitschiest corners of the Ramones and Blondie into garage-trash novelty all its own.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 837 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2003 | 1292 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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