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Derek Hussey
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Derek Hussey

Derek Hussey is known as a member of The Blockheads. With the group, three records reached the Dutch Top 40.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Derek Hussey

The years of Derek Hussey with The Blockheads. 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.

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The Blockheads in the Dutch Top 40

In the years Derek Hussey was part of it, The Blockheads had three 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. 1978Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 3 of 1979, 8 weeks in the chart Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick
    Ian Dury, The Blockheads
    3:44
  2. 1978Dutch Top 40: peak position 25 in week 29 of 1978, 4 weeks in the chart Wake Up!
    Ian Dury & The Blockheads
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  3. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 27 in week 37 of 1979, 5 weeks in the chart Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt.3
    Ian Dury, The Blockheads
    4:44

All Dutch Top 40 entries of The Blockheads

Source: top40.nl

Together with Derek Hussey

In The Blockheads, Derek Hussey played with John Turnbull, The Breezeblocks, Gilad Atzmon, Dylan Howe, Norman Watt-Roy, Mick Gallagher, Dave Lewis and Davey Payne and others.

Frequently asked questions

Which group does Derek Hussey belong to?

To The Blockheads. 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 group is in the side column, with a link to its page.

What was the biggest Dutch Top 40 hit of The Blockheads while Derek Hussey was part of it?

The best-charting record is Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick, which reached number 9 in week 3 of 1979. In total three records made the Dutch Top 40. In order of peak position: Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick (number 9, 1979), Wake Up! (number 25, 1978) and Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt.3 (number 27, 1979). All entries, with the week-by-week run, are on the Dutch Top 40 page of The Blockheads (the button below the list).

Where can you see and hear Derek Hussey?

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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