Tom Waits

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Tom Waits (born Thomas Alan Waits, in Pomona, California, on December 7, 1949) is a prolific American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He started his career in the early 1970s as a singer in spit 'n' sawdust bars. Initially, he was deeply influenced by the beat generation, novelists like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and poets like Allen Ginsberg and Charles Bukowski. Waits is often compared to Charles Bukowski, being similar both in content and lifestyle, although Waits's views are more egalitarian than Bukowski's. Read more about Tom Waits on Last.fm.

Type: Person (Male)
Area: United States
Born: 1949-12-07
Tags: blues singer-songwriter experimental rock alternative

ACHIEVEMENTS

SONGS
2
SONG WEEKS
2
FIRST WEEK
51/07
LAST WEEK
43/11
ALBUMS
8
ALBUM WEEKS
387
WEEKS @ #1
1
FIRST WEEK
40/04
LAST WEEK
41/23

SONGS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#50
1 wk

43/11 - 43/11 wks: 1
43/11 1 43/11
#28
1 wk

51/07 - 51/07 wks: 1
51/07 1 51/07
#28 51/07 2 43/11

ALBUMS

Peak Title First Week Weeks Last Week
#1
1 wk
Bad As Me by  Tom Waits
43/11 - 07/12 wks: 136
43/11 136 07/12
#73
1 wk
Bone Machine by  Tom Waits
41/23 - 41/23 wks: 1
41/23 1 41/23
#29
1 wk
Closing Time by  Tom Waits
31/08 - 23/23 wks: 9
31/08 9 23/23
#5
1 wk
Glitter And Doom Live by  Tom Waits
47/09 - 04/10 wks: 49
47/09 49 04/10
#4
2 wks
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards by  Tom Waits
46/06 - 22/07 wks: 97
46/06 97 22/07
#2
1 wk
Real Gone by  Tom Waits
40/04 - 02/05 wks: 87
40/04 87 02/05
#88
1 wk
The Black Rider by  Tom Waits
41/23 - 41/23 wks: 1
41/23 1 41/23
#18
1 wk
Used Songs (1973-1980) by  Tom Waits
15/06 - 33/08 wks: 7
15/06 7 33/08
#1 40/04 387 41/23