Artist · chart history
The Creatures
Band London United Kingdom Active 1981–2005 Siouxsie and the Banshees side project
The Creatures formed in 1981 in London, United Kingdom and was active until 2005. The Creatures has 9 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1989–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Fury Eyes”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #32. The station that charted The Creatures most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1990.
The Creatures started in London in 1981 as a side door out of Siouxsie and the Banshees: singer Siouxsie Sioux and drummer Budgie, stripping everything back to voice and drums and seeing how far that could stretch. The Wild Things EP arrived in 1981, and the debut album Feast, in 1983, went exotic while keeping percussion at the center, with "Miss the Girl" making the UK top 25.
Boomerang, in 1989, is the one that drew the critics' praise, and you can hear why. The duo steeped their rattle and thump in blues and jazz, and songs like "Standing There", "Fury Eyes" and "Pluto Drive" sound hot, dusty and a little dangerous, Siouxsie's voice swooping over Budgie's clattering kit like a hawk over a desert road. Polydor was their label.
They weren't finished. Anima Animus, late in the '90s, took on a more urban sound, with "Prettiest Thing" among its songs, and their final album, Hái!, in 2003, went back to the roots with a nod to Japanese minimalism. They broke up in 2005, having collected admirers such as Jeff Buckley, PJ Harvey and Anohni along the way.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Creatures on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fury Eyes | 4 | #32 | – | 1990 | |
| 2 | Standing There | 3 | #87 | – | 1989 | |
| 3 | Pluto Drive | 1 | #403 | – | – | |
| 4 | Prettiest Thing | 1 | #1884 | – | – |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1497 | Standing There | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2003 | 1884 | Prettiest Thing | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2002 | 1810 | Standing There | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 1991 | 403 | Pluto Drive | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) |
| 1990 | 93 | Fury Eyes | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 |
| 1990 | 32 | Fury Eyes | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 |
| 1990 | 83 | Fury Eyes | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 |
| 1990 | 145 | Fury Eyes | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) |
| 1989 | 87 | Standing There | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 |
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