TRANSVISION VAMP

Transvision Vamp were an English new wave and pop-rock band, formed in 1986 by guitarist Nick Christian Sayer (born August 1, 1964) and singer, songwriter Wendy James (born 21 January 1966 in London), drummer Andy Doughty (born July 30, 1963 in Crawley, Sussex), and bassist Dave Parsons (born July 2, 1966). Transvision Vamp enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs such as Baby I Don’t Care and I Want Your Love and scored a Official UK Albums Chart Number 1 in 1989 with Velveteen.

Transvision Vamp made their UK chart debut in 1987 with Revolution Baby, peaking at Number 30, they scored two Top 5 singles with breakthrough hit I Want Your Love (Number 5) and their highest-charting single in 1989 with Baby I Don't Care which peaked at Number 3 and was covered by Brookside actress Jennifer Ellison in 2003 who returned the song to the Top 10 (Number 6). Image: Fraser Gray/Shutterstock

TRANSVISION VAMP Songs stats

UK No1s: 0
UK Top 10s: 2
UK Top 40s: 7
UK Top 75s: 10
Weeks at No1: 0
Weeks in the Top 10: 9
Weeks in the Top 40: 34
Weeks in the Top 75: 59

TRANSVISION VAMP Albums stats

UK No1s: 1
UK Top 10s: 2
UK Top 40s: 2
UK Top 75s: 2
Weeks at No1: 1
Weeks in the Top 10: 9
Weeks in the Top 40: 32
Weeks in the Top 75: 54

Brian Andrew Halliday

15th April 2022

There appears to be a discrepancy with the dates for Transvision Vamp's entries - Tell That Girl To Shut Up was released in sept 88 then I Want Your Love was released in June 88? I'm confused?