Saturday, December 17, 2011

Hits List: Foreigner

This group combined British and American musicians and apparently it was the best of both worlds because they became one of the top hard rock groups of the Rock Era.  Here is the complete Hits List from Foreigner:

1977:  "Feels Like the First TIme" (#4, #39 U.K.)
           "Starrider"
           "Cold as Ice" (#6, #24 U.K.)
           "Long, Long Way from Home" (#20)
1978:  "Hot Blooded" (#3, #42 U.K.)
           "Double Vision" (#2)
1979:  "Blue Morning, Blue Day" (#15, #45 U.K.)
           "Love Has Taken Its Toll"
           "Dirty White Boy" (#12)
           "Head Games" (#14)
           "Love on the Telephone"--one of The Top Unknown/Underrated Songs of the Rock Era*.
1980:  "Women" (#41)--underrated.
           "I'll Get Even With You"

1981:  "Urgent" (#4, #1 Mainstream Rock, #54 U.K., #12 Germany)
           "Waiting for a Girl Like You" (#2, #5 Adult Contemporary, #1 Mainstream, #8 U.K., #29 Germany)
1982:  "Juke Box Hero" (#26, #3 Mainstream, #48 U.K., #24 Germany)--one of The Top Underrated Songs of the Rock Era*.
           "Night Life" (#14 Mainstream)
           "Break It Up" (#26)
           "Luanne" (#75)
           "Urgent" (re-release in U.K.--#45)
1984:  "I Want to Know What Love Is" (#1, #1 AC, #1 Mainstream, #1 U.K., #3 Germany, #2 Switzerland)

1985:  "That Was Yesterday" (#12, #24 AC, #4 Mainstream, #28 U.K., #31 Germany, #29 Switzerland)
           "Tooth and Nail" (#47 Mainstream)
           "Reaction to Action" (#54, #44 Mainstream)
           "Growing Up the Hard Way"
           "Down on Love" (#54)
           "Cold as Ice" (remix in U.K.--#64)
1987:  "Say You Will" (#6, #41 AC, #1 Mainstream, #71 U.K., #22 Germany, #20 Switzerland)
1988  "I Don't Want to Live Without You" (#5, #1 AC, #18 Mainstream, #91 U.K.)
          "Heart Turns to Stone" (#56, #7 Mainstream)
          "Can't Wait" (#18 Mainstream)
1991:  "Lowdown and Dirty" (#4 Mainstream)
           "I'll Fight For You" (#42 Mainstream)
1992:  "With Heaven on Our Side"
1993:  "Soul Doctor" (#5 Mainstream)

1994:  "White Lie" (#58 U.K., #51 Germany)
1995:  "Until the End of Time" (#42, #8 AC, #86 U.K.)
           "Rain" (#84 Germany)
1996:  "Under the Gun (#28 Mainstram)
2008:  "Urgent" (#84 Switzerland)
           "Juke Box Hero" (#87 Switzerland)
2009:  "When It Comes to Love (#19 Mainstream)
2010:  "Can't Slow Down" 
           "In Pieces" (#21 Mainstream) 

That's 22 hits on the overall chart for Foreigner, with nine going Top 10 and one #1.

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