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The Zombies
Band City of St Albans United Kingdom Formed 1961 British band
The Zombies formed in 1961 in City of St Albans, United Kingdom. The Zombies has 26 chart appearances on 23 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 1982–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Time of the Season”, which appears on 19 lists with a best position of #72. The station that charted The Zombies most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 6 appearances.
The Zombies came out of St Albans in the early '60s, led by Rod Argent on keyboards and vocals and Colin Blunstone singing lead, with Paul Atkinson on guitar, Chris White on bass and Hugh Grundy on drums. "She's Not There" gave them their first hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1964, and it's a strange, cool record: Blunstone's breathy, hushed voice drifting over Argent's jazzy, restless keyboard runs, as moody as any beat group got.
"Tell Her No" kept them going in America in 1965, and then came Odessey and Oracle in 1968, their baroque-pop high point. It's a record full of delicate harmonies, keyboards that shimmer like sunlight through stained glass and melodies that twist in unexpected directions, and it has since been ranked among the greatest albums ever made. "Time of the Season" is its best-known track, a slinky, whispery groove full of sighs that became another US hit.
The band's legend only grew with time, and in 2019 the Zombies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Zombies on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time of the Season | 19 | #72 | – | – | |
| 2 | She's Not There | 4 | #456 | – | – | |
| 3 | This Will Be Our Year | 1 | #543 | – | – | |
| 4 | Tell Her No | 1 | #436 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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