Andy Partridge

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Andrew John Partridge (born 11 November 1953) is an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and record producer best known for co-founding the band XTC. He and Colin Moulding each acted as a songwriter and frontman for XTC, with Partridge writing and singing about two-thirds of the group's material. While XTC were a formative British new wave group, Partridge's songwriting drew heavily from 1960s pop and psychedelia and his style gradually shifted to more traditional pop, often with pastoral themes. The band's only... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Andy Partridge first charted in 1980 with Towers of London.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 9 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Alternative the artist achieved 2 number‑ones.

Top songs: #1: Senses Working Overtime - #2: Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me) - #3: The Mayor of Simpleton - #4: The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead - #5: The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
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  XTC
Towers of London
1.
10/1980

Towers of London
XTC

from Black Sea   Black Sea
27 pts






31
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
2.
01/1981

#2  Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
XTC

from Black Sea   Black Sea
62 pts






16
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
Senses Working Overtime
3.
01/1982

#1  Senses Working Overtime
XTC

from English Settlement   English Settlement
83 pts


38
rock


10
UK
[Columbia 02875 (Epic)]
written by Andy Partridge greentick
Love on a Farmboy's Wages
4.
10/1983

Love on a Farmboy's Wages
XTC

from Mummer   Mummer
14 pts






50
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
All You Pretty Girls
5.
09/1984

All You Pretty Girls
XTC

from The Big Express   The Big Express
12 pts






55
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
This World Over
6.
11/1984

This World Over
XTC

from The Big Express   The Big Express
4 pts






99
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
Dear God
7.
04/1987

Dear God
XTC

from Skylarking   Skylarking
7 pts


37
rock


99
UK
[Geffen 28394]
written by Andy Partridge greentick
The Mayor of Simpleton
8.
01/1989

#3  The Mayor of Simpleton
XTC

from Oranges and Lemons   Oranges and Lemons
61 pts
72
US
15
rock
1
alt.
46
UK
[Geffen 27552]
written by Andy Partridge greentick
The Disappointed
9.
04/1992

The Disappointed
XTC

from Nonsuch   Nonsuch
27 pts






33
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
10.
05/1992

#4  The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
XTC

from Nonsuch   Nonsuch
42 pts


46
rock
1
alt.
71
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
11.
07/1992

Dear Madam Barnum
XTC

from Nonsuch   Nonsuch
8 pts




18
alt.


written by Andy Partridge greentick
  Crash Test Dummies
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
12.
04/1995

#5  The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
Crash Test Dummies

from Dumb and Dumber: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Dumb and Dumber: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
31 pts






30
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
  XTC
I'd Like That
13.
06/1999

I'd Like That
XTC

from Apple Venus Volume 1   
3 pts






121
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick
I'm the Man Who Murdered Love
14.
07/2000

I'm the Man Who Murdered Love
XTC

from Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)   Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)
3 pts






144
UK
written by Andy Partridge greentick


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