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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT = Styx (4 songs)

This Chicago IL-native band is best known for melding pop rock with hard-rock guitar, strong ballads & international musical theater elements.

#1
This song was the 1st release form the band’s 2nd album ‘Styx II’. While it was a local hit in Chicago, it failed to chart nationally. After the band signed with A&M Records in 1974, the single received more nationwide attention, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1975.

#2
Released as the 1st single from the band’s 7th album ‘The Grand Illusion’, this song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. It was the band’s 1st Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart since 1974’s “Lady”, despite 4 releases between the 2 Top 10 entries. This song also reached #9 in Canada. Their next Top 10 was their only chart topper: 1979’s “Babe”, which followed 4 releases, none reaching the Top 15.

#3
This song hit the airwaves in 1981 as the 1st release from the band’s album ‘Paradise Theater’. The single reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart & claimed #1 in Canada. It also notched at #23 in Australia & #26 in New Zealand & was featured in the 1999 movie ‘Big Daddy’. Only 2 of their 5 releases in 1980 notched on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: “Why Me” (#26) & “Borrowed Time” (#64).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiO20eRUEB8

#4
After 4 Top 10s in the 1980s (1981’s “The Best Of Times”, 1981’s “Too Much Time On My Hands” (#9), 1983’s “Mr Roboto” (#3) & 1983’s “Don’t Let It End” (#6), this song was their 1st & only Top 10 in the 1990s. It was released 12/05/1990 as the 2nd single from the album ‘Edge Of The Century’ & peaked in early 1991 at #3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 & Adult Contemporary charts.