Artist · chart history
The Db's
Band New York United States Formed 1978
The Db's formed in 1978 in New York, United States. The Db's has 34 chart appearances on 22 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “A Spy in the House of Love”, which appears on 17 lists with a best position of #126. The station that charted The Db's most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances.
The dB's were Southern boys making jangly, brainy pop in the big city: Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby and Gene Holder all hailed from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, but it was New York where they came together in 1978 and made their name in the early '80s. Their debut, Stands for Decibels, has since picked up a reputation as one of the great lost power pop records of the decade, all bright chords and crooked hooks.
Repercussion followed in 1981, carrying "Amplifier", and Like This (1984), on Bearsville, gave them "A Spy in the House of Love" and "Love Is For Lovers", the two songs the countdowns never quite let go of. It is guitar pop with its collar turned up: chiming, nervy and smarter than it lets on.
The story didn't end there. In 2012 they closed a 25-year gap between studio albums, and for the first time in 30 years the original four were all on the record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Db's on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Spy in the House of Love | 17 | #126 | – | – | |
| 2 | Love Is For Lovers | 12 | #212 | – | – | |
| 3 | Amplifier | 4 | #494 | – | – | |
| 4 | She's Got Soul | 1 | #378 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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