Artist · chart history
The Dead 60s
Band Liverpool United Kingdom Active 2003–2008
The Dead 60s formed in 2003 in Liverpool, United Kingdom and was active until 2008. The Dead 60s has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2005. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Riot Radio”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #24. The station that charted The Dead 60s most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2005.
The Dead 60s came out of Liverpool in 2003 with a record collection that ran from punk to dub. Matt McManamon sang, Ben Gordon played guitar, Charlie Turner played bass and Bryan Johnson played drums, and together they mixed punk rock with ska, dub and reggae, taking cues from King Tubby and Jackie Mittoo on one side and Gang of Four and A Certain Ratio on the other.
Their self-titled album came out on Deltasonic in 2005, and "Riot Radio" is the one that got through: a jittery, echo-drenched skank with choppy guitar and a bassline that sits right in the pocket, sounding like a pirate station broadcasting from a flat above a chip shop. The band called it a day in 2008.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Dead 60s on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riot Radio | 5 | #24 | – | 2005 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 89 | Riot Radio | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 24 | Riot Radio | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 97 | Riot Radio | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 57 | Riot Radio | CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 130 | Riot Radio | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 |
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