America is a country rock band American , which originally consisted of Dan Peek, Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell.
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History[Edit][]
The band was founded in Englandin 1970 , where members, sons of American army officers, when lived. The self-titled debut album from 1972 was an instant success in the United States. The singles " I need you, " A Horse with No Name " and Sandman were internationally big hits. Hereinafter referred to as the members moved back to the United States, where the second album, Homecoming was recorded, containing the hit Ventura Highway. Peek left the band In 1977 and went to Beckley and Bunnell continued as a duo. They had two more hits with You can do magic and The border in 1982 and played on the soundtrack of the animated film The Last Unicorn. In 2012 they got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Discography[Edit][]
Albums[Edit][]
| Album (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Album Top 100 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America | 1972 | 26-02-1972 | 16 | 2 | |
| Homecoming | 1972 | - | |||
| Hat trick | 1973 | - | |||
| Holiday | 1974 | - | |||
| Hearts | 1975 | - | |||
| History: America's greatest hits | 1975 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Hideaway | 1976 | 01-05-1976 | 33 | 5 | |
| Harbor | 1977 | - | |||
| America Live | 1977 | - | Live Album | ||
| Silent letter | 1979 | - | |||
| Alibi | 1980 | - | |||
| A view from the ground | 1982 | - | |||
| The last unicorn | 1982 | - | SoundtrackThe last unicorn | ||
| Your move | 1983 | - | |||
| Perspective | 1984 | - | |||
| In concert | 1985 | - | Live Album | ||
| Encore: More greatest hits | 1991 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Ventura highway & other favorites | 1992 | - | |||
| Hourglass | 1994 | - | |||
| King biscuit flower hour | 1995 | - | |||
| Human nature | 1998 | - | |||
| Highway 30 years of America | 2000 | - | Boxset | ||
| Holiday harmony | 2002 | - | |||
| The Grad Cayman concert | 2002 | - | Live Album | ||
| Complete greatest hits | 2002 | - | Compilation album | ||
| Here & now | 2006 | - | Double cd | ||
| Back Pages | 2011 | - |
Singles[Edit][]
| Single (s) with any charts in the
the Dutch Top 40 |
Date of
appear |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number Of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A horse with no name | 1972 | 15-01-1972 | 11 | 7 | # 12 in the Single Top 100 |
| I need you | 1972 | 27-05-1972 | tip2 | - | |
| Ventura highway | 1972 | 28-10-1972 | tip17 | - | |
| Maddog | 1974 | 15-06-1974 | tip24 | - | |
| Sister golden hair | 1975 | 28-06-1975 | tip5 | - | |
| The border | 1983 | 03-09-1983 | 24 | 5 | # 22 in the Single Top 100 |
Radio 2 Top 2000[Edit][]
| Number (s) with markings
in the Radio 2 Top 2000 |
' 99 | ' 00 | ' 01 | ' 02 | ' 03 | ' 04 | ' 05 | ' 06 | ' 07 | ' 08 | ' 09 | ' 10 | ' 11 | ' 12 | ' 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A horse with no name | 175 | 245 | 141 | 96 | 109 | 135 | 119 | 155 | 113 | 126 | 199 | 184 | 244 | 223 | 09 h |
| I need you | - | - | - | - | 1828 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sister golden hair | - | - | - | 950 | 1035 | 1215 | 1419 | 1653 | 1184 | 1348 | 1752 | 1348 | 1863 | - | - |
| Ventura highway | - | - | - | - | 1314 | 1712 | 1428 | 1680 | 1474 | 1625 | 1599 | 1418 | 1697 | 1940 | 1876 |