Artist · chart history
Troggs
Band Hampshire United Kingdom Active 1964–2012
Troggs formed in 1964 in Hampshire, United Kingdom and was active until 2012. Troggs has 19 chart appearances on 19 radio countdowns from 12 stations on RockLists, spanning 1987–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Wild Thing”, which appears on 19 lists with a best position of #12. The station that charted Troggs most often is Studio Brussel (Flanders, Belgium), with 5 appearances.
The Troggs, who started out as the Troglodytes, formed in Andover, Hampshire, in May 1964, and they made a noise so primitive and so glorious that the name fits like a glove. Reg Presley sang, Chris Britton played electric guitar, Ronnie Bond played drums, and Pete Staples played bass.
"Wild Thing" is the one. It went to the top of the charts in America, and it sounds like it was cut in a cave: a crude, thumping riff, a leering vocal and absolutely nothing wasted. It sold more than a million copies and earned a gold disc, and so did "With a Girl Like You" and the tender "Love Is All Around", proof that these cavemen had a soft side.
The Troggs recorded for Fontana and Atco, and "Wild Thing" left a mark far beyond the charts, feeding straight into garage rock and, later, punk rock. It has stayed on rock radio's countdowns ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Troggs on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wild Thing | 19 | #12 | – | – |
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