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Why this album mattered
Love Stinks (1980) is a The J. Geils Band album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 9 tracks on this release. It reached #18 and charted for 42 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Come Back", "Love Stinks".
The music
- 1
Just Can’t Wait
2 Come Back
- 3
Takin’ You Down
- 4
Night Time
- 5
No Anchovies, Please
6 Love Stinks
- 7
Tryin’ Not to Think About It
- 8
Desire (Please Don’t Turn Away)
- 9
Till the Walls Come Tumblin’ Down
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
A chart re-entry — it fell off, then found its way back. Entered at #101, exploded upward for 11 weeks to reach #18 and fell quickly across 34 weeks on the chart. Returned after 70 weeks off the chart at #183, reaching #145 over 8 more weeks. 42 total weeks on 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"Come Back" · "Love Stinks"
- ArtistThe J. Geils Band
- Year1980
