Status Quo
- glam rock
- blues rock
- United Kingdom
- formed 1967, London
- 1 album
- 24 Dutch Top 40 hits
Status Quo is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1967 in London. Over the years, Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, Peter Kircher, John Edwards and four others played in the group. The collection holds one album by the group: Collected, from 2017. On top of that, the group appears on one album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems. In the Dutch Top 40 there were 24 records. The highest was Roll Over Lay Down: number 2 in week 34 of 1975.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Sound of Status Quo
Status Quo sounds much like the shelves on average, at a tempo around 139 bpm.
Across 12 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of Status Quo
The members of Status Quo over the years: twelve members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Francis Rossi
Alan Lancaster
John Coghlan
Roy Lynes
Rick Parfitt
Andy Bown
Peter Kircher
John Edwards
Jeff Rich
Matthew Letley
Leon Cave
Richie Malone197019801990200020102020Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Albums by Status Quo
Click the cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Also appears on
Status Quo also turns up beyond the own albums: on one album by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Biggest hits of Status Quo
Status Quo had 24 records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first. The graph with each record shows how it moved through the chart week by week. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.
week 11, 1975169weeks in the chart
with 24 records1968first entry
week 8, 19681991latest entry
week 2, 199117years with an entry
- 2Roll Over Lay DownStatus Quo197513 weeks
- 2Down DownStatus Quo197511 weeks
- 4Pictures of Matchstick MenStatus Quo19689 weeks
- 4The WandererStatus Quo19849 weeks
- 4The Anniversary WaltzStatus Quo19908 weeks
All Dutch Top 40 entries of Status Quo
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Status Quo?
Over the years that was Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan, Roy Lynes, Rick Parfitt, Andy Bown, Peter Kircher, John Edwards, Jeff Rich, Matthew Letley, Leon Cave and Richie Malone. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Status Quo have?
In the Dutch Top 40 there were 24 records. The best-charting record is Roll Over Lay Down, which reached number 2 in week 34 of 1975. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
Which albums by other artists feature Status Quo?
On one album: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
How many albums by Status Quo are in the collection?
There is one: Collected, from 2017. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear Status Quo?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
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