Artist · chart history
Voice of the Beehive
Band United Kingdom Active 1987–1997
Voice of the Beehive formed in 1987 in the United Kingdom and was active until 1997. Voice of the Beehive has 11 chart appearances on 11 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988–2002. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Monsters and Angels”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #27. The station that charted Voice of the Beehive most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1991.
Voice of the Beehive were a London band with Californian sunshine up front: sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland, whose father Bruce Belland sang in The Four Preps, handled lead vocals. Behind them were British players Mike Jones and Martin Brett plus two former members of Madness, Daniel Woodgate and Mark Bedford. Even the name was a sly wink, lifted from the Greek meaning of Melissa: honey bee.
Signed to Food Records, they made alternative pop rock that was bright, brassy and a little bit wicked. Let It Bee, their 1988 debut, buzzed with "Beat of Love", "I Say Nothing" and the gloriously titled "There's a Barbarian in the Back of My Car", and the sisters' harmonies gave every hook a sugar rush. Honey Lingers followed in 1991, with the big, shimmering "Monsters and Angels" as its standout, a slightly wistful sound for a band that had always seemed to be having more fun than anyone else in the room.
They called it a day in 1997, but the countdowns remember them fondly.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Voice of the Beehive on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monsters and Angels | 5 | #27 | – | 1991 | |
| 2 | Beat of Love | 3 | #79 | – | 1989 | |
| 3 | There's a Barbarian in the Back of My Car | 1 | #52 | – | 1988 | |
| 4 | I Say Nothing | 2 | #69 | – | 1988 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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