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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

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2. Btw, Golden Earring had a lot of chart success both before and after Moontan/Radar Love.

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 11:48 AM

Oct 14

See this page:

https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Golden+Earring

The sections there on chart positions for the albums omits the first three albums, since apparently there wasn't enough reliable info on Dutch album sales then. But since they had hit singles at the same time, it's a safe bet that they sold well.

This 1970 single, #1 single, and the #1 album it was on, Golden Earring, were on the Dutch charts longer than Radar Love and Moontan:

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The Golden Earrings "That Day" 1966 [View all] JohnnyRingo Oct 14 OP

Very early Earring, before Barry Hay joined the band as their lead singer. Lead vocal here is from highplainsdem Oct 14 #1

Cool. JohnnyRingo Oct 14 #3

Btw, Golden Earring had a lot of chart success both before and after Moontan/Radar Love. highplainsdem Oct 14 #2