Rainbow [British rock band]

Rainbow [British rock band] Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) were a British hard rock band formed in Hertford in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Established in the aftermath of Blackmore's first departure from Deep Purple, they originally featured four members of the American rock band Elf, including their singer Ronnie James Dio, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore fired these members, except Dio, recruiting drummer Cozy Powell, bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboardist Tony Carey. This line-up recorded the... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Stone Cold - #2: Street of Dreams - #3: Since You Been Gone - #4: I Surrender - #5: All Night Long

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1977

1.

Kill the King
Rainbow [British rock band]

from On Stage

26 pts

44

UK

live
written by Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore & Cozy Powell

1978

2.

Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Long Live Rock 'n' Roll

37 pts

33

UK

written by Ronnie James Dio & Ritchie Blackmore

3.

09/1978

L.A. Connection
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Long Live Rock 'n' Roll

28 pts

40

UK

written by Ronnie James Dio & Ritchie Blackmore

1979

4.

#3 Since You Been Gone
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Down to Earth

164 pts

57

US

6

UK

[Polydor 2014]
written by Russ Ballard

1980

5.

#5 All Night Long
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Down to Earth

144 pts

110

US

5

UK

[Polydor 2060]
written by Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover

1981

6.

#4 I Surrender
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Difficult to Cure

159 pts

105

US

19

rock

3

UK

[Polydor 2163]
written by Russ Ballard

7.

06/1981

Can't Happen Here / Jealous Lover
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Difficult to Cure

29 pts

20

UK

written by Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover & Joe Lynn Turner

8.

11/1981

Jealous Lover
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Jealous Lover EP

90 pts

13

rock

written by Joe Lynn Turner & Ritchie Blackmore

1982

9.

#1 Stone Cold
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Straight Between the Eyes

310 pts

40

US

1

rock

34

UK

[Mercury 76146]
written by Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover

10.

05/1982

Power
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Straight Between the Eyes

33 pts

35

rock

written by Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore & Roger Glover

1983

11.

#2 Street of Dreams
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Bent Out of Shape

260 pts

60

US

2

rock

52

UK

[Mercury 815660-7]
written by Ritchie Blackmore & Joe Lynn Turner

12.

11/1983

Can't Let You Go
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Bent Out of Shape

11 pts

43

UK

written by Ritchie Blackmore, Joe Lynn Turner & David Rosenthal

1984

13.

Desperate Heart
Rainbow [British rock band]

from Bent Out of Shape

18 pts

53

rock

written by Ritchie Blackmore & Joe Lynn Turner

See also...

Bob Daisley • Bobby Rondinelli • Chuck Burgi • Cozy Powell • Craig Gruber • David Rosenthal • David Stone • Don Airey • Doogie White • Gary Driscoll • Graham Bonnet • Greg Smith • Jimmy Bain • Joe Lynn Turner • John O'Reilly • Micky Lee Soule • Paul Morris • Ritchie Blackmore • Roger Glover • Ronnie James Dio • Tony Carey

US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts

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