Toploader
Toploader are an English band from Eastbourne who formed in 1997,
with over two million album sales to their name and a string
of top 20 hits both home and abroad. Their debut album, Onka's
Big Moka, sold over 1 million units and remained in the Top 5
of the UK album chart for over six months. Their cover of King
Harvest's song "Dancing
in the Moonlight" became a global hit for the band. Their second album, Magic Hotel, reached number
3 in the UK Albums Chart.
The band decided to break up in 2003 due to the demise of their record label
S2 but, after an extended hiatus, signed a one-album deal with
Underdogs Music for their third album, which will be released in
2011. The album title has been confirmed as Only Human, and the
first single from the new album, "Never Stop Wondering", was released on 14 March 2011. They are due to release the new album on 6 June
2011, with new single "A Balance to All Things" (featuring a remix from Ash Howes) following on 20 June.
Toploader's live career began playing with the
likes of Coldplay and Muse in small venues across the UK. They
later went on to back the likes of Paul Weller, Robbie Williams
and Bon Jovi, becoming the last British band to play the original
Wembley Stadium.
The band line-up is four of the five original
members, Joseph Washbourn, Dan Hipgrave, Rob Green and Matt Knight.
Contents
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
2000 Onka's Big Moka
Released: 22 May 2000
Label: S2 Records
Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, digital download
4
UK: 3× Platinum[2]
2002 Magic Hotel
Released: 19 August 2002
Label: S2 Records
Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, digital download
3
2011 Only Human
Released: 6 June 2011
Label: Underdogs Music
Formats: CD, digital download
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[edit] Compilation albums
Year Album details
2006 Dancing in the Moonlight - The Best of Toploader
Released: 9 March 2009
Label: Sony CMG
Formats: CD, digital download
[edit] Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions[1][3] Album
UK
1999 "Achilles Heel" 64
Onka's Big Moka
"
Let the People Know" 52
2000 "Dancing in the Moonlight" 19
"
Achilles Heel" (re-release)
8
"
Just Hold On" 20
"
Dancing in the Moonlight" (re-release)
7
2001 "Only for a While" 19
2002 "Time of My Life" 18
Magic Hotel
"
Some Kind of Wonderful" 76
2011 "Never Stop Wondering" —
Only Human
"
A Balance to All Things" —
"
She Said"
