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The Hooters
Band Philadelphia United States Formed 1980
The Hooters formed in 1980 in Philadelphia, United States. The Hooters has 31 chart appearances on 19 radio countdowns from 10 stations on RockLists, spanning 1985–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “And We Danced”, which appears on 11 lists with a best position of #44. The station that charted The Hooters most often is WMGK (Philadelphia, PA), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1985.
The Hooters came out of Philadelphia in 1980 with a sound all their own: rock and roll crossed with reggae and ska, with folk melodies running through it. Eric Bazilian, Rob Hyman and David Uosikkinen, on drums and percussion, started it, with John Lilley joining in 1983 and Andy King playing bass from 1984 to 1987 before Fran Smith, Jr. took over.
Amore, in 1983, gave them "All You Zombies" and "Hanging on a Heartbeat", and Nervous Night in 1985 turned them into a mid-'80s radio and MTV fixture with "And We Danced" and "Day by Day", an upbeat, big-hearted rush of hooks. That same year they played Live Aid in their hometown.
One Way Home, in 1987, brought "Johnny B" and "Satellite", and Europe took to them in a big way; "Satellite" was their real breakthrough over there, and they played The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990. They've toured Europe with success ever since, broke a long silence in 2007 with Time Stand Still, their first album of new songs since 1993, and put out Rocking & Swing in 2023.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Hooters on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And We Danced | 11 | #44 | – | 1985 | |
| 2 | All You Zombies | 10 | #35 | – | 1985 | |
| 3 | Day By Day | 2 | #947 | – | – | |
| 4 | I'm Alive | 1 | #410 | – | – | |
| 5 | Satellite | 1 | #512 | – | – | |
| 6 | Hanging on a Heartbeat | 1 | #76 | – | 1985 | |
| 7 | Johnny B | 1 | #1654 | – | – | |
| 8 | Pendulum | 1 | #86 | – | 2025 | |
| 9 | Time After Time | 1 | #84 | – | 2010 | |
| 10 | Why Won't You Call Me Back | 1 | #25 | – | 2023 |
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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