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Status Quo

A British rock group founded by bass guitarist Alan Lancaster and guitarist Francis Rossi in 1962 in London, England (initially as The Scorpions, The Spectres, and Traffic Jam; the name Status Quo was adopted in 1967). The group, which from the beginning of the 1970s practically did not change its style and performed hard rhythmic rock-and-roll with elements of rhythm-and-blues and boogie-woogie, has held the British record for the number of singles (63) to enter the official chart since 2005. 22 of the group's singles entered the British "top ten". The worldwide circulation of all Status Quo records (by 2008) amounted to 118 million. It performed 106 times on the TV program Top of the Pops, which is also a record. Status Quo achieved their highest success in the hit parade with the singles "Down Down" (#1, November 1974), "In The Army Now" (#2, September 1986), and "Rockin' All Over the World" (#3, October 1977). 15 (out of 29) studio albums have "gold" status ("Don’t Stop" became platinum); four of them rose to 1st place in Britain.