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“India” by The Psychedelic Furs
From the album The Psychedelic Furs (1980)
“India” by The Psychedelic Furs appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1980 on the album The Psychedelic Furs. Its best result is #1181 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,695 alternative song of all time.
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"India" comes from the Psychedelic Furs' self-titled 1980 debut on Columbia, and its writing credit runs six names long: Richard Butler, Tim Butler, John Ashton, Vince Ely, Duncan Kilburn and Roger Morris. The English band arranged it themselves, with Steve Lillywhite producing.
That album came in two shapes. The British LP ran nine tracks, while the American edition had 10, dropping "Blacks/Radio", adding "Susan's Strange" and "Soap Commercial" and shuffling the order hard. A CD reissue later restored the UK sequence up front and tacked on the two American additions, plus the band's take on "Mack the Knife" and a "Flowers" demo. In 2020 Rolling Stone counted the record among the 80 greatest albums of 1980, praising a band that sounded like "a grand art project".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1189 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1190 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1197 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1196 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1181 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1181 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1181 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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