Musical Monday - Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100: Never.

#1 on the Cash Box Top 100: Never.

#1 on the U.K. Chart: September 19, 1981 through October 10, 1981.

I have to say that I am kind of at a loss. I didn't understand the appeal of Adam and the Ants in the 1980s, and I don't understand the band's appeal now. Their music was mediocre, their esthetic simultaneously pretentious and juvenile, and their look silly without being cool. I am completely mystified by their popularity.

Further, while this song was number one in the U.K., Endless Love was still dominating the U.S. charts. While Endless Love wasn't groundbreaking, and probably stayed at the top of the U.S. charts longer than was really warranted, it was a better song than this one. Not only that, this song somehow knocked Tainted Love off the top of the U.K. charts, which is entirely baffling. The fact that Prince Charming went on to stay in the number one spot in the U.K. for an entire month is completely inexplicable.

Previous Musical Monday: Tainted Love by Soft Cell

Subsequent Musical Monday: It's My Party by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

Previous Musical Monday: Tainted Love by Soft Cell

Subsequent #1 on the U.K. Chart: It's My Party by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

List of #1 Singles from the Billboard Hot 100 for 1980-1989
List of #1 Singles from the Cash Box Top 100 for 1980-1989
List of #1 Singles on the U.K. Chart for 1980-1989

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