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White Lion
Band New York United States Active 1983–2013
White Lion formed in 1983 in New York, United States and was active until 2013. White Lion has 9 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Wait”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #230. The station that charted White Lion most often is Z-Rock (United States (syndicated network)), with 3 appearances.
White Lion were the hair-metal band with a heart, formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish singer Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Tramp brought the yelp and the power-ballad sincerity; Bratta brought the chops, all fluid, melodic lead lines. Fight to Survive came first, in 1985, but Pride in 1987 was the breakthrough: "Wait" had all the ache and polish of the era, and "When the Children Cry" gave them an even bigger hit, on an album that went double platinum.
With James LoMenzo on bass and Greg D'Angelo on drums, they came back on Atlantic in 1989 with Big Game, which went gold and carried "Radar Love" and "Little Fighter". Mane Attraction followed, and then, in 1991, the band called it quits. Tramp revived the name with new players in 1999 and again in 2004, released Return of the Pride in 2008, and since 2023 has been re-recording the old classics for the Songs of White Lion trilogy.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by White Lion on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wait | 5 | #230 | – | – | |
| 2 | Radar Love | 1 | #411 | – | – | |
| 3 | Little Fighter | 1 | #696 | – | – | |
| 4 | When the Children Cry | 2 | #440 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 399 | Wait | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) |
| 2023 | 831 | When the Children Cry | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) |
| 2023 | 924 | Wait | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) |
| 2022 | 440 | When the Children Cry | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) |
| 2022 | 473 | Wait | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) |
| 2002 | 887 | Wait | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) |
| 1990 | 230 | Wait | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 411 | Radar Love | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 696 | Little Fighter | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
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