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“In the Name of Love” by Thompson Twins
From the album Set (1982)
“In the Name of Love” by Thompson Twins appears on 10 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1982 and 2003. It was first released in 1982 on the album Set. Its best result is #83 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #118 alternative song of 1982 and #2,878 alternative song of all time.
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"In the Name of Love" came out in 1982 on Set, back when the Thompson Twins were a seven-strong gang: Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Joe Leeway, John Roog, Chris Bell, Pete Dodd and Matthew Seligman all share the writing credit. Steve Lillywhite produced it, and it's a jittery, twitching thing, synths and scratchy guitars chasing a drum pattern built for the club floor.
The clubs got it first. In America it went to number one on Billboard's dance chart, held the spot for five weeks and hung around for twenty-one, the first of twelve dance-chart entries for the band. Record World heard a driving electronic rocker, and back home Thereza Bazar of Dollar, reviewing it for Flexipop, tipped the band to break into the big time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 83 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1982 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 347 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 150 | 91X | 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) | 191 |
| 1989 | 419 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1992 | 220 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) | 500 |
| 1994 | 449 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) | 497 |
| 1996 | 250 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) | 500 |
| 1998 | 252 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
| 2002 | 1928 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1425 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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