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About Status Quo
Hometown
London, England
Formed
1993
Genre
Rock
Formed in 1962, Status Quo is one of the most popular and commercially successful British rock bands of all time.
∙ In 1968, the group scored their first global hit with “Pictures of Matchstick Men,” which was later covered by Camper Van Beethoven, as well as by Ozzy Osbourne with Type O Negative.
∙ Status Quo holds the Guinness World Record for most hit singles on the UK chart by a band, with 66—a total that includes one UK No. 1, 1974’s “Down Down.”
∙ They won a 1991 BRIT Award for their contributions to music, and cofounder/vocalist Francis Rossi and rhythm guitarist Rick Parfitt were named Officers of the Order of the British Empire in 2009.
∙ The band has made over 100 appearances on the BBC chart countdown show Top of the Pops—more than any other group in history.
∙ In 2015, Status Quo became one of only 50 acts to have amassed 500 weeks or more on the UK’s Official Albums Chart.
Members of Status Quo include, or have included, John Edwards, Francis Rossi, Andy Bown and more.
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