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The Music
Band Kippax United Kingdom Active 1999–2011
The Music formed in 1999 in Kippax, United Kingdom and was active until 2011. The Music has 23 chart appearances on 20 radio countdowns from 15 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2005. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Breakin'”, which appears on 15 lists with a best position of #46. The station that charted The Music most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
The Music came out of Kippax, on the edge of Leeds, in 1999, four lads with a massive sound and a name that dared you to argue. Robert Harvey sang and played guitar, Adam Nutter handled lead guitar, Stuart Coleman played bass and Phil Jordan drums, and together they whipped up a swirling, dance-floor rock racket where the grooves mattered as much as the riffs.
The early EPs set it up: "Take the Long Road and Walk It" was a thundering, hypnotic statement of intent, and "The People" sounded like a rave crammed into guitar amps. Their self-titled debut album followed in 2002 and made their name. Welcome to the North, in 2004, was tougher and more urgent, driven by "Breakin'" and "Freedom Fighters".
Strength in Numbers came out in 2008, and in 2011 the band called it a day, leaving behind a short, loud and gloriously ambitious run.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Music on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakin' | 15 | #46 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | Take the Long Road and Walk It | 4 | #44 | – | 2003 | |
| 3 | Into The Night | 1 | #68 | – | 2005 | |
| 4 | Freedom Fighters | 2 | #88 | – | 2004 | |
| 5 | The People | 1 | #92 | – | 2003 |
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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