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Dave Barbarossa is an artist, born in 1961 in London. Dave Barbarossa is known as a member of Republica, Adam & The Ants and Bow Wow Wow. With Bow Wow Wow and Republica, four records reached the Dutch Top 40.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Dave Barbarossa

The years of Dave Barbarossa with Republica, Adam & The Ants and Bow Wow Wow. 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.

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Still a member

Bow Wow Wow and Republica in the Dutch Top 40

In the years Dave Barbarossa was part of it, Bow Wow Wow and Republica had four records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run.

  1. 1983Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 18 of 1983, 8 weeks in the chart Do You Wanna Hold Me?
    Bow Wow Wow
    3:13
  2. 1983Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 31 of 1983, 9 weeks in the chart The Man Mountain
    Bow Wow Wow
    2:27
  3. 1997Dutch Top 40: peak position 19 in week 19 of 1997, 7 weeks in the chart Ready to Go
    Republica
    5:02
  4. 1982Dutch Top 40: peak position 26 in week 30 of 1982, 4 weeks in the chart I Want Candy
    Bow Wow Wow
    2:44

Source: top40.nl

Together with Dave Barbarossa

In Republica, Adam & The Ants and Bow Wow Wow, Dave Barbarossa played with Johnny Male, Saffron, Pete Riley, Andy Todd, Tim Dorney, Marco Pirroni, Terry Lee Miall and Kevin Mooney and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Dave Barbarossa born?

Dave Barbarossa was born in 1961 in London.

Which groups does Dave Barbarossa belong to?

To Republica, Adam & The Ants and Bow Wow Wow. 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 Bow Wow Wow and Republica while Dave Barbarossa was part of it?

The best-charting record is Do You Wanna Hold Me?, which reached number 2 in week 18 of 1983. In total four records made the Dutch Top 40. In order of peak position: Do You Wanna Hold Me? (number 2, 1983), The Man Mountain (number 3, 1983), Ready to Go (number 19, 1997) and I Want Candy (number 26, 1982). The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week.

Where can you see and hear Dave Barbarossa?

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.

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