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Melvyn Gale is an artist, born on 15 January 1952 in London. Melvyn Gale is known as a member of Electric Light Orchestra. With the group, nine records reached the Dutch Top 40.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Melvyn Gale

The years of Melvyn Gale with Electric Light Orchestra. 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.

Electric Light Orchestra19751980Don't Bring Me Downnumber 5 in week 35 of 1979 · 11 weeksLivin' Thingnumber 6 in week 52 of 1976 · 9 weeksShine a Little Lovenumber 10 in week 25 of 1979 · 8 weeksMr. Blue Skynumber 11 in week 9 of 1978 · 10 weeksTurn to Stonenumber 11 in week 49 of 1977 · 7 weeksCan't Get It out of My Headnumber 19 in week 11 of 1975 · 5 weeksEvil Womannumber 20 in week 2 of 1976 · 5 weeksSweet Talkin' Womannumber 27 in week 49 of 1978 · 5 weeksRockaria!number 28 in week 13 of 1977 · 4 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40

Biggest hits of Electric Light Orchestra

In the years Melvyn Gale was part of it, Electric Light Orchestra had nine records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries of the group.

5peak position
week 35, 197964weeks in the chart
with 9 records1975first entry
week 9, 19751979latest entry
week 42, 19795years with an entry
19751976197719781979
  1. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 35 of 1979, 11 weeks in the chart Don't Bring Me Down
    Electric Light Orchestra
     4:03
  2. 1976Dutch Top 40: peak position 6 in week 52 of 1976, 9 weeks in the chart Livin' Thing
    Electric Light Orchestra
     3:32
  3. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 10 in week 25 of 1979, 8 weeks in the chart Shine a Little Love
    Electric Light Orchestra
     4:43
  4. 1978Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 9 of 1978, 10 weeks in the chart Mr. Blue Sky
    Electric Light Orchestra
     5:03
  5. 1977Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 49 of 1977, 7 weeks in the chart Turn to Stone
    Electric Light Orchestra
     3:49

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Electric Light Orchestra

Source: top40.nl

Together with Melvyn Gale

In Electric Light Orchestra, Melvyn Gale played with Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, Steve Woolam, Andy Craig, Bill Hunt, Wilfred Gibson and Hugh McDowell and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Melvyn Gale born?

Melvyn Gale was born on 15 January 1952 in London.

Which group does Melvyn Gale belong to?

To Electric Light Orchestra. 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 Electric Light Orchestra while Melvyn Gale was part of it?

The best-charting record is Don't Bring Me Down, which reached number 5 in week 35 of 1979. In total nine records made the Dutch Top 40. The five biggest: Don't Bring Me Down (number 5, 1979), Livin' Thing (number 6, 1976), Shine a Little Love (number 10, 1979), Mr. Blue Sky (number 11, 1978) and Turn to Stone (number 11, 1977). All entries, with the week-by-week run, are on the Dutch Top 40 page of Electric Light Orchestra (the button below the list).

Where can you find Melvyn Gale online?

Through Wikipedia and the official website. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Melvyn Gale?

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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