Artist · chart history
The Swinging Erudites
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The Swinging Erudites has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1987. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Walk With an Erection”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #80. The station that charted The Swinging Erudites most often is 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1987.
The Swinging Erudites never hid what they were up to: their 1987 album was called Unchained Parodies, and the track that carried them onto the countdowns, "Walk With an Erection", has a title that does all the work of a punchline before the needle even drops. This is novelty rock with a smirk, a joke built to be requested rather than admired.
It took a crowd to pull it off. The lineup ran to ten names: Johnny Angel, Garry Cook, Randal Gibson, Sandy Grant, Suzie Kerr-Wright, Tom Lloyd, Meg Lyons, James "Sonny Columbus" Ryan, Bob Toomey and Greg Urbaitis, which makes them sound like a revue as much as a band.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
Songs by The Swinging Erudites on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walk With an Erection | 2 | #80 | – | 1987 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 106.7 | Walk With an Erection | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 |
| 1987 | 80 | Walk With an Erection | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1987 |
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