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The Shamen
Band Aberdeen United Kingdom Active 1986–1999
The Shamen formed in 1986 in Aberdeen, United Kingdom and was active until 1999. The Shamen has 16 chart appearances on 16 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2005. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Move Any Mountain”, which appears on 13 lists with a best position of #29. The station that charted The Shamen most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1991.
The Shamen began in Aberdeen as a psychedelic band, founded by Colin Angus with Derek and Keith McKenzie, and Peter Stephenson soon joined to take the keyboards off Angus's hands. But the old psychedelic haze didn't last: by the start of the '90s they had plugged in and turned themselves into an electronic dance act that could top the UK singles chart.
"Pro-Gen" and "Make It Mine" in 1990 and "Move Any Mountain" in 1991 are the sound of that switch, psychedelia melted down into techno pulses and big, euphoric hooks, and alternative rock radio went along for the ride. When the rapper Mr. C joined, the Shamen went global with "Ebeneezer Goode" and the 1992 album Boss Drum.
The lineup kept shifting, with Will Sin in the band from 1987 to 1990 and Victoria Wilson James from 1995, and the Shamen finally shut down in 1999.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Shamen on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Move Any Mountain | 13 | #29 | – | 1991 | |
| 2 | Pro-Gen | 1 | #34 | – | 1990 | |
| 3 | Make It Mine | 1 | #72 | – | 1992 | |
| 4 | Ebeneezer Goode | 1 | #99 | – | 1993 |
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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