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Status Quo
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Status Quo

  • glam rock
  • blues rock
  • United Kingdom
  • formed 1967, London
  • 1 album
  • 24 Dutch Top 40 hits
  • 2017

Status Quo is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1967 in London. Over the years, Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, Peter Kircher, John Edwards and four others played in the group. The collection holds one album by the group: Collected, from 2017. On top of that, the group appears on one album by others. In all, 24 records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Roll Over Lay Down: number 2 in week 34 of 1975.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Albums by Status Quo

Click the cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.

Collected – 2017Collected2017

Sound of Status Quo

Status Quo sounds much like the shelves on average, at a tempo around 139 bpm.

  • Tempo139 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy40% · 38%
  • Mood68% · 63%
  • Acoustic88% · 85%
  • Danceable49% · 47%

Across 12 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of Status Quo

The twelve members of Status Quo, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

Status QuoFrancis RossiAlan LancasterJohn CoghlanRoy LynesRick ParfittAndy BownPeter KircherJohn EdwardsJeff RichMatthew LetleyLeon CaveRichie Malone197019801990200020102020Collected2017Roll Over Lay Downnumber 2 in week 34 of 1975 · 13 weeksDown Downnumber 2 in week 11 of 1975 · 11 weeksPictures of Matchstick Mennumber 4 in week 11 of 1968 · 9 weeksThe Wanderernumber 4 in week 50 of 1984 · 9 weeksThe Anniversary Waltznumber 4 in week 48 of 1990 · 8 weeksWhatever You Wantnumber 5 in week 45 of 1979 · 10 weeksRainnumber 5 in week 10 of 1976 · 7 weeksWhat You're Proposingnumber 7 in week 44 of 1980 · 9 weeksHold You Backnumber 8 in week 28 of 1978 · 9 weeksAgain And Againnumber 10 in week 42 of 1978 · 9 weeksIn The Army Nownumber 11 in week 48 of 1986 · 7 weeksRockin' All Over The Worldnumber 13 in week 47 of 1977 · 7 weeksMystery Songnumber 13 in week 33 of 1976 · 6 weeksAccident Pronenumber 13 in week 4 of 1979 · 6 weeksWild Side Of Lifenumber 18 in week 4 of 1977 · 7 weeksBlack Veils Of Melancholynumber 18 in week 20 of 1968 · 5 weeksMean Girlnumber 19 in week 26 of 1973 · 6 weeksOl' Rag Bluesnumber 21 in week 41 of 1983 · 4 weeksDear Johnnumber 22 in week 18 of 1982 · 5 weeksIce in the Sunnumber 24 in week 37 of 1968 · 7 weeksRock 'N' Rollnumber 25 in week 6 of 1985 · 6 weeksCross That Bridgenumber 32 in week 15 of 1987 · 3 weeksLiesnumber 35 in week 1 of 1981 · 3 weeksSomething About You Baby I Likenumber 37 in week 12 of 1981 · 3 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member

Also appears on

Status Quo also appears on an album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems.

NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems – Rockin' All Over The WorldNOW That's What I Call Rock AnthemsRockin' All Over The World

Biggest hits of Status Quo

In the Dutch Top 40, Status Quo had 24 records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.

2peak position
week 11, 1975169weeks in the chart
with 24 records1968first entry
week 8, 19681991latest entry
week 2, 199117years with an entry
  1. 2Roll Over Lay Down
    Status Quo
    197513 weeks
  2. 2Down Down
    Status Quo
    197511 weeks
  3. 4Pictures of Matchstick Men
    Status Quo
    19689 weeks
  4. 4The Wanderer
    Status Quo
    19849 weeks
  5. 4The Anniversary Waltz
    Status Quo
    19908 weeks

All 24 records by Status Quo in the Dutch Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by Status Quo are in the collection?

There is one: Collected, from 2017.

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Status Quo have?

Status Quo had 24 records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Roll Over Lay Down, which reached number 2 in week 34 of 1975.

Who played in Status Quo?

Over the years that was Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, Peter Kircher, John Edwards, Jeff Rich, Matthew Letley, Leon Cave and Richie Malone. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.

Which albums by other artists feature Status Quo?

Status Quo appears on one album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems.

How do you play the music of Status Quo?

Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.