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“Now That We Found Love” by Third World
From the album Journey to Addis (1978)
“Now That We Found Love” by Third World appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1978 on the album Journey to Addis. Its best result is #699 on the CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,982 alternative song of all time.
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"Now That We Found Love" was a Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff song first cut by the O'Jays, but Third World made it their own on Journey to Addis in 1978, turning smooth soul into a reggae-disco hybrid with a bassline that bounces and a groove that drifts between the dance floor and the yard. Island put it out as a single that year, and it climbed to 10 in Britain, while in America it reached 47 on the Hot 100 and 9 on the soul chart, with Canada picking it up too. It's the sound of a reggae band proving that a soul love song could skank just as easily as it strutted.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 699 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 699 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 700 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 700 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 700 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 700 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 700 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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