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Revision as of 01:40, 18 May 2021

For other uses, see The Best of Times (disambiguation).
"The Best of Times"
Single by Styx
from the album Paradise Theatre
B-side"Lights"
ReleasedJanuary 1981
Recorded1980
Length4:17
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Dennis DeYoung
Styx singles chronology
"Lights"
(1980) 		"The Best of Times"
(1981) 		"Too Much Time on My Hands"
(1981)

"The Best of Times" is a song by American rock band Styx, released as the first single from their tenth album Paradise Theatre. It reached No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national singles chart, their second chart-topper in that country, and No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in March and April 1981. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

The basic melody line for "The Best of Times" is used in two other places on the album: As a bold greeting to the listener in "A.D. 1928", and a softer, more subdued version for the farewell track, "A.D. 1958".

Despite the song's success, the song has not been performed live by the band since singer Dennis DeYoung was dismissed in 1999.[citation needed] DeYoung, however, still performs the song regularly on his solo tours.

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 23
Germany (GfK)[3] 52
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 26
U.S. (Billboard Hot 100)[5] 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1981) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[6] 30

References

  1. ^ "STYX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 299. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Styx – The Best Of Times" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Styx – The Best Of Times". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Styx".
  6. ^ "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 51. December 26, 1981. p. YE-9. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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