Song · Thompson Twins
“Nothing in Common” by Thompson Twins
Released 1986
“Nothing in Common” by Thompson Twins appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1986. It was first released in 1986. Its best result is #22 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #66 alternative song of 1986.
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"Nothing in Common" was the Thompson Twins' song for the soundtrack of the 1986 American comedy-drama of the same name, issued on Arista, and it was the first record Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie released as a duo after Joe Leeway's departure earlier that year. The pair wrote it together, and Bailey produced it with Geoffrey Downes.
Billboard reckoned it sounded "a little rockier and less melancholy" than their earlier hits, and there's a harder set to its jaw. The video, directed by Meiert Avis, cut clips from the film together with Tom Hanks and landed in active rotation on MTV. On the Hot 100 it got no further than 54.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1986 | 107 |
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