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Toploader
Sign in to saveToploader are an English rock band from Eastbourne, East Sussex, formed in 1997, with over two million album sales and several top-20 hits both home and abroad. Their debut album, ''Onka's Big Moka'', sold over one million units and peaked in the top five of the UK Albums Chart, where it remained for six months; it earned them four nominations at the 2001 Brit Awards. They are best known for their 2000 cover of King Harvest's US hit "Dancing in the Moonlight", which became a global hit for them. Their second album, Magic Hotel, reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart. The band broke up in 2003, a
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- group_or_band
- Musical artist.name
- Toploader
- Musical artist.image
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- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- Toploader performing in 2013
- Musical artist.origin
- Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
- Musical artist.current_members
- Joseph Washbourn Dan Hipgrave Rob Green
- Musical artist.past_members
- Matt Knight Julian Deane
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Toploader
- Official website
- toploaderofficial.com
- Image
- Weyfest 2013 (9647360366).jpg
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- Commons category
- Toploader
- inception
- 1997-00-00
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- social media followers
- 141000
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings (1997–1998)
- Commercial success (1999–2001)
- Breakup (2002–2003)
- Reforming and later work (2009–present)
- In popular culture
- Band members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Compilations
- EPs
- Singles
- Awards and nominations
- Notes
- References
- External links
Toploader are an English rock band from Eastbourne, East Sussex, formed in 1997, with over two million album sales and several top-20 hits both home and abroad. Their debut album, ''Onka's Big Moka'', sold over one million units and peaked in the top five of the UK Albums Chart, where it remained for six months; it earned them four nominations at the 2001 Brit Awards. They are best known for their 2000 cover of King Harvest's US hit "Dancing in the Moonlight", which became a global hit for them. Their second album, Magic Hotel, reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart. The band broke up in 2003, after the release of their second album, but they reformed in 2009 and remain active as of .
==History== ===Beginnings (1997–1998)===