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  • born 1952, Greenville
  • died 1996, Tokyo

Bernard Edwards is an artist, born on 31 October 1952 in Greenville and died on 18 April 1996 in Tokyo. Bernard Edwards is known as a member of The Power Station and CHIC. With CHIC and The Power Station, six records reached the Dutch Top 40.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Bernard Edwards

The years of Bernard Edwards with The Power Station and CHIC. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.

The Power StationCHIC1980198519901995200020052010201520202025Le Freaknumber 2 in week 5 of 1979 · 13 weeksSome Like It Hotnumber 13 in week 15 of 1985 · 8 weeksI Want Your Lovenumber 14 in week 13 of 1979 · 6 weeksGood Timesnumber 17 in week 30 of 1979 · 6 weeksMy Forbidden Lovernumber 23 in week 44 of 1979 · 5 weeksDance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)number 37 in week 13 of 1978 · 3 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member

CHIC and The Power Station in the Dutch Top 40

In the years Bernard Edwards was part of it, CHIC and The Power Station had six records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

2peak position
week 5, 197941weeks in the chart
with 6 records1978first entry
week 12, 19781985latest entry
week 18, 19853years with an entry
19781979198019811982198319841985
  1. 1978Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 5 of 1979, 13 weeks in the chart Le Freak
    CHIC
     5:31
  2. 1985Dutch Top 40: peak position 13 in week 15 of 1985, 8 weeks in the chart Some Like It Hot
    The Power Station
     5:05
  3. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 14 in week 13 of 1979, 6 weeks in the chart I Want Your Love
    CHIC
     6:54
  4. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 17 in week 30 of 1979, 6 weeks in the chart Good Times
    CHIC
     8:15
  5. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 23 in week 44 of 1979, 5 weeks in the chart My Forbidden Lover
    CHIC
     4:34
  6. 1978Dutch Top 40: peak position 37 in week 13 of 1978, 3 weeks in the chart Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
    CHIC
     8:22

Source: top40.nl

Together with Bernard Edwards

In The Power Station and CHIC, Bernard Edwards played with John Taylor, Tony Thompson, Robert Palmer, Andy Taylor, Michael Des Barres, Jerry Barnes, Luci Martin and Diva Gray and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Bernard Edwards born?

Bernard Edwards was born on 31 October 1952 in Greenville. Bernard Edwards died on 18 April 1996 in Tokyo.

Which groups does Bernard Edwards belong to?

To The Power Station and CHIC. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The groups with a page of their own are in the side column, with a link.

What was the biggest Dutch Top 40 hit of CHIC and The Power Station while Bernard Edwards was part of it?

The best-charting record is Le Freak, which reached number 2 in week 5 of 1979. In total six records made the Dutch Top 40. The five biggest: Le Freak (number 2, 1979), Some Like It Hot (number 13, 1985), I Want Your Love (number 14, 1979), Good Times (number 17, 1979) and My Forbidden Lover (number 23, 1979). The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.

Where can you see and hear Bernard Edwards?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.