Teenage Kicks (No.10)
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"Teenage Kicks" was originally recorded & released as a single by The Undertones in September 1978, eventually going on to peak at No.31 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1978.
The song was written by John O'Neill, and it is known to be the late, legendary, DJ John Peel's all time favorite song.
In 1978, he played the song twice in a row on his Radio 1 show. Normally he rated songs with 1 to 5 stars, but he liked "Teenage Kicks" so much, that he awarded it 28 stars.