The Cars

The Cars albums

The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek (rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards) and David Robinson (drums). Ocasek and Orr shared lead vocals. Ric Ocasek was the band's leader and took sole song writing credits for practically every song, leading to friction in the band later. The Cars were at the forefront of... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Drive - #2: You Might Think - #3: Shake It Up - #4: Tonight She Comes - #5: Magic

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1978-1979	The Cars	404		MP3
	1.	06/1978	Just What I Needed	132	US 27 • UK 17	MP3	[Elektra 45491] written by Ric Ocasek
	2.	10/1978	My Best Friend's Girl	246	US 35 • UK 3	MP3	US B side to Don't Cha Stop [Elektra 45537] written by Ric Ocasek
	3.	03/1979	Good Times Roll	26	US 41	MP3	US B side to All Mixed Up [Elektra 46014] written by Ric Ocasek

	2.	1979	Candy-O	132		MP3
	1.	06/1979	Let's Go	106	US 14 • UK 51	MP3	[Elektra 46063] written by Ric Ocasek
	2.	10/1979	It's All I Can Do	26	US 41	MP3	[Elektra 46546] written by Ric Ocasek

	3.	1980	Panorama	27		MP3
	1.	09/1980	Touch and Go	27	US 37	MP3	[Elektra 47039] written by Ric Ocasek

	4.	1981-1982	Shake It Up	471		MP3
	1.	11/1981	Shake It Up	324	US 4 • US dance 14 • US rock 2	MP3	charted as Shake It Up/Cruiser in US dance charts [Elektra 47250] written by Ric Ocasek
	2.	12/1981	Cruiser	36	US dance 14 • US rock 37	MP3	charted as Shake It Up/Cruiser in US dance charts [Elektra 47250] written by Ric Ocasek
	3.	02/1982	Victim of Love	28	US rock 39	MP3	[Elektra 47479] written by Ric Ocasek
	4.	03/1982	Since You're Gone	83	US 41 • US rock 24 • UK 37	MP3	[Elektra 47433] written by Ric Ocasek

	5.	1984-1985	Heartbeat City	1343		MP3
	1.	03/1984	You Might Think	324	US 7 • US dance 14 • US rock ✫1 • UK 88	MP3	MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year 1984 [Elektra 69744] written by Ric Ocasek
	2.	03/1984	Hello Again	34	US rock 32	MP3	[Elektra 69681] written by Ric Ocasek
	3.	03/1984	Magic	296	US 12 • US rock ✫1	MP3	[Elektra 69724] written by Ric Ocasek
	4.	06/1984	Drive	362	US 3 • US AC ✫1 • US rock 3 • UK 5	MP3	[Elektra 69706] written by Ric Ocasek
	5.	06/1984	It's Not the Night	36	US rock 31	MP3	written by Greg Hawkes & Ric Ocasek
	6.	10/1984	Hello Again	93	US 20 • US dance 8 • US rock 22	MP3	R [Elektra 69681] written by Ric Ocasek
	7.	01/1985	Why Can't I Have You	113	US 33 • US AC 38 • US rock 11	MP3	[Elektra 69657] written by Ric Ocasek
	8.	07/1985	Drive	80	UK 4	MP3	R written by Ric Ocasek
	9.	10/1985	Heartbeat City	5	UK 78	MP3	written by Ric Ocasek

	6.	1985-1986	Greatest Hits	382		MP3
	1.	11/1985	Tonight She Comes	322	US 7 • US AC 36 • US rock ✫1 • UK 79	MP3	[Elektra 69589] written by Ric Ocasek
	2.	02/1986	I'm Not the One	60	US 32 • US AC 24 • US rock 29	MP3	[Elektra 69569] written by Ric Ocasek

	7.	1987-1988	Door to Door	506		MP3
	1.	08/1987	You Are the Girl	281	US 17 • US AC 12 • US rock 2	MP3	[Elektra 69446] written by Ric Ocasek
	2.	09/1987	Strap Me In	192	US 85 • US rock 4	MP3	[Elektra 69427] written by Ric Ocasek
	3.	11/1987	Double Trouble	25	US rock 42	MP3	[Elektra 69432] written by Ric Ocasek
	4.	01/1988	Coming Up You	7	US 74 • US AC 37	MP3	[Elektra 69432] written by Ric Ocasek

See also...

Benjamin Orr • David Robinson • Elliot Easton • Greg Hawkes • Ric Ocasek

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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