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Album
Spike
- Peak position
- #32
- Weeks on chart
- 25
Spike (1989) is a Elvis Costello album in the RetroVerse archive.
Why this album mattered
Spike (1989) is a Elvis Costello album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #32 and charted for 25 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Veronica".
The music
- 1
…This Town…
- 2
Let Him Dangle
- 3
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
4 Veronica
- 5
God’s Comic
- 6
Chewing Gum
- 7
Tramp the Dirt Down
- 8
Stalin Malone
- 9
Satellite
- 10
Pads, Paws and Claws
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Feb 25, 1989#98
A rocket up the chart — jumping 28 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #98, exploded upward for 9 weeks to reach #32 and fell quickly across 25 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.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
Album facts
- Singles"Veronica"
- ArtistElvis Costello
- Year1989