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Why this album mattered
Drums And Wires (1980) is a Xtc album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #176 and charted for 8 weeks.
The music
- 1
Life Begins at the Hop
- 2
Helicopter
- 3
When You’re Near Me I Have Difficulty
- 4
Ten Feet Tall
- 5
Roads Girdle the Globe
- 6
Real by Reel
- 7
Millions
- 8
That Is the Way
- 9
Outside World
- 10
Scissor Man
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
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Chart Journey
- Jan 26, 1980#193
The chart run unfolded gradually — a patient climb rather than a flash moment. Entered at #193, climbed rapidly for 4 weeks to reach #176 and fell quickly across 8 weeks on the chart.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
