What Is This?

Why this album mattered

What Is This? (1985) is a What Is This album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #187 and charted for 4 weeks.

The music

1
Dreams of Heaven
2
Big Raft
3
Chasing Your Ghost
4
Whisper (To Natasha)
5
Stuck
6
I'll Be Around
7
Touch the Flame
8
Wool Over My Eyes
9
Waves in the Sand
10
Breathing

One bar, one chart week

The chart journey

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Chart Journey

Sep 14, 1985#195

The chart run unfolded gradually — a patient climb rather than a flash moment. Entered at #195, climbed rapidly for 3 weeks to reach #187 and slid down the chart over 1 more week across 4 weeks on the chart.

The songs behind the run

Breakout songs

The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.

I'Ll Be AroundWhat Is This
Hot 100 peak
#62
Weeks on chart
6
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Album facts

ArtistWhat Is This
Year1985

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