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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Animotion
| image             = Animotion (1984 Press Kit Photo).jpg
| caption           = Animotion, {{circa|1984}}
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| alias             = 
| origin            = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre             = [[New wave music|New wave]], [[synth-pop]]
| years_active      = 1983-1990, 2001-present
| label             = [[Mercury Records]], [[Polydor Records]], [[Invisible Hands Music]]
| associated_acts   = Red Zone, [[Device (pop rock band)|Device]]
| website           = [http://www.animotionlive.com/ Animotion Web Site]
| current_members   = Astrid Plane<br />Bill Wadhams<br />Don Kirkpatrick<br />Greg Smith<br />Jim Blair<br />Chris Wadhams
| past_members      = [[Paul Antonelli]] <br />Charles (aka: Char) Ottavio <br />David O'Brien (deceased)<br />Kevin Rankin<br />[[Paul Engemann]]<br />[[Cynthia Rhodes]]
}}

'''Animotion''' is an American [[synth-pop]] band from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], best known for the songs "[[Obsession (Animotion song)|Obsession]]", "[[Let Him Go (song)|Let him go]]", "[[I Engineer|I engineer]]", and "[[Room to Move|Room to move]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3556|pure_url=yes}}|title=Allmusic bio.|publisher=[[All Media Guide]]|access-date=March 13, 2010}}</ref> Formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science-fiction band called Red Zone, the band emerged during the height of the new wave and synth-pop movement, combining electronic instrumentation with rock influences. They signed a record deal with [[Mercury Records]] in 1984 and released four studio albums.

Their self-titled debut album, ''Animotion'' (1984), featured "Obsession", which became a major international hit, reaching the top 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and charting in multiple countries. The band followed up with albums such as ''Strange Behavior'' (1986) and ''Animotion'' (1989), but underwent several lineup-changes, including the departure of founding-members Astrid Plane and Bill Wadhams.

After disbanding in the early 1990s, Animotion reunited in 2001 with its original members and has continued to perform live. In 2017, they released ''Raise your Expectations'', their first studio album in nearly 30 years.

==History==

=== Formation and rise (1983–1986) ===
Animotion was founded by four former members of Los Angeles-based band Red Zone and the lead singer of the Billy Bond band.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/oct/4/obsession-singers-animotion-release-new-album/|title=Animotion: 'Beyond the Obsession'|last=Valcourt|first=Keith|date=October 4, 2016|website=The Washington Times|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> Both Red Zone and the Billy Bond Band would play at the popular music venue [[Esther Wong|Madame Wong's]] and knew of each other.<ref name=":0"/> A manager who heard that Red Zone were considering breaking up suggested that Billy Bond Band vocalist Bill Wadhams look into working with them, and particularly their vocalist Astrid Plane. After Wadhams demonstrated some of his original material to the group, the two parties decided to form a new band with the name "Animotion" suggested by Astrid to convey energy and motion.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="Lost 80s Live! 2021">{{cite web | title=animotion | website=Lost 80s Live! | date=2021-01-05 | url=https://lost80slive.com/artist/animotion/ | access-date=2022-08-19}}</ref>

The initial line-up was made up of dual lead vocalists in Wadhams and Plane, keyboardist [[Paul Antonelli]], bassist Charles Ottavio, and drummer David "Frenchy" O'Brien. With Wadhams already handling some guitar duties, lead guitarist Don Kirkpatrick was brought into the band to supplement their sound.  The now-six-piece lineup recorded their 1984 [[Animotion (album)|self-titled debut album]], further augmented by session keyboardist Greg Smith.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20111005002558/http://60sgaragebands.com/sideshow.html History of the band Sideshow, which briefly included Frenchy O'Brien]}} Retrieved November 9, 2011.</ref><ref name="Lost 80s Live! 2021"/> Released near the end of the year, a single from this album, "Obsession", written by hit American songwriter [[Holly Knight]] and noted British singer/actor [[Michael Des Barres]] (who originally cut the song themselves as "Knight and Des Barres" for the 1983 movie ''[[A Night in Heaven]]''), became a worldwide success and the band's first US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[Top Forty|Top Ten]] single, peaking early the following year. The follow-up single from this album, "Let Him Go", also cracked the US Top 40 after being remixed to sound more like its predecessor.

Following the departures of Antonelli and O'Brien, Smith became an official member of the band, along with new drummer Jim Blair, prior to the recording of the follow-up album, ''[[Strange Behavior (album)|Strange Behavior]]'' (1986). While several singles were released from this album, its success in the US paled in comparison to the debut album, whereas the band became very famous in Germany, [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]] and South Africa, thanks to the LP's single "I Engineer", another Holly Knight composition which was co-written with [[Bernie Taupin]] and [[Mike Chapman]]. "I Engineer" reached the Top 20 (and sometimes as high as the Top 5) in those countries. During 1986 and 1987 Animotion toured extensively, appearing alongside such performers as [[Phil Collins]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[Eurythmics]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Howard Jones (British musician)|Howard Jones]], [[INXS]], and [[Simply Red]].

=== Departures and decline (1987–1990) ===
In the midst of recording their third album, Animotion went through personnel changes, as all three of the remaining founding members (Ottavio, Plane, and Wadhams) departed, along with Blair. The split was not amicable; Ottavio and Plane (who by this point were a couple, and later married) were fired from the band at the behest of the management, while Wadhams' departure was the culmination of a refusal of the record label to allow him to continue to write songs for the band (on their first album he had served as principal songwriter and, along with Kirkpatrick and Smith, had performed the same role on the second), a condition which he felt uncomfortable with.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/193333-animotion-talks-about-the-hit-song-thats-been-an-obsession-2495532710.html|title=Animotion Talks About the Hit Song That's Been an 'Obsession'|date=July 24, 2015|author=Chiu, David |website=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=August 6, 2019 }}</ref>

Actress/dancer/singer [[Cynthia Rhodes]] replaced Plane as female lead singer, and former solo artist/[[Device (pop-rock band)|Device]] member [[Paul Engemann]] replaced Wadhams as the male lead for Animotion's second self-titled album, informally known as "[[Room to Move]]" (due to the success of this song) to distinguish it from their first [[Gramophone record|LP]]. Incidentally, Engemann's former band, Device, had also included Holly Knight (co-writer of "Obsession"). By the time of this third album's release, only Kirkpatrick and Smith remained officially in the "band" along with Rhodes and Engemann, and a slew of session musicians contributed to the recording. The single "Room to Move", a remake of a 1988 song by the group [[Climie Fisher]], became a radio hit in April 1989, and the band's second Top 10 hit in the US, aided by its inclusion in the movie ''[[My Stepmother Is an Alien]]''. However, the album itself did not crack the top 100 on the charts, and Animotion broke up afterwards.

===Reformation (2001–present)===
[[File:Animotion.jpg|thumb|Animotion performing at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, July 27, 2012]]
Several of the original members reunited on February 8, 2001, in response to a request from Alex Hart and [[KNRK|94.7 NRK]] Radio Station in [[Portland, Oregon]], performing for a sold-out crowd. Plane, Wadhams, Kirkpatrick, and Smith have continued to perform as Animotion since this time; with drummer Kevin Rankin joining them in 2002, and Bill's son Chris Wadhams joining as bass player in 2011. Don Kirkpatrick also plays in [[Rod Stewart]]'s band. When he is unavailable, Portland, Oregon guitarist Kevin Hahn deputizes in the position. They have performed many shows with [[A Flock of Seagulls]], [[Wang Chung (band)|Wang Chung]], [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]] and the [[The Motels|Motels]] in recent years.

In the summer of 2005, Ottavio made a guest appearance alongside Plane and Wadhams who appeared as Animotion in the American version of the TV show ''[[Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (TV series)|Hit Me Baby One More Time]],'' performing their hit "Obsession" and a cover of [[Dirty Vegas]]' "Days Go By".

In 2014, Wadhams heard a remix of "Obsession" by a [[Colorado]] DJ named Joman. After reaching out to the DJ, Joman offered to remix new material from the band. Wadhams sent a recording of "Raise" and the remixed product was used to obtain a record deal with [[Invisible Hands Music]] in London.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/album-premiere-hear-animotions-first-new-set-in-26-years-175305246.html|title=Album Premiere: Hear Animotion's First New Set in 26 Years|last=Geller|first=Wendy|date=January 18, 2017|website=Yahoo|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> After 26 years, the band—featuring core members Plane, Wadhams, Kirkpatrick, and Smith—released a new album entitled ''Raise'', which was released in 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Animotion&titel=Raise&cat=a |title=Animotion - Raise |website=Dutch Charts |access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref> in the UK and a month later on January 20, 2017 (as ''Raise Your Expectations'') in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7597399/animotion-obsession-new-album-last-time |title='80s Hitmakers Animotion Debut New Single 'Last Time' From First Album In 28 Years |magazine=Billboard |date=December 14, 2016 |access-date=September 14, 2021 |author=Lynch, Joe}}</ref> Joman's rendition of "Raise" along with Animotion's classic "[[Let Him Go (song)|Let Him Go]]" are featured on the album.<ref name=":1" /> A music video, directed by producer Chuck Kentis' son Noah, was made for the song "Last Time";<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/animotion-last-time-video-premiere-2495398590.html|title=Animotion – "Last Time" (video) (premiere)|last=Zupko|first=Sarah|date=March 13, 2017|website=popmatters|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> it features a mix of live-action and animated elements. The album cover was created by Jay Vigon, who created Animotion's original logo and the logo for [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s film ''[[Purple Rain (film)|Purple Rain]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7597399/animotion-obsession-new-album-last-time|title='80s Hitmakers Animotion Debut New Single 'Last Time' From First Album In 28 Years: Exclusive|last=Lynch|first=Joe|date=December 14, 2016|magazine=billboard|access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref>

The band's original drummer, David "Frenchy" O'Brien (born May 23, 1947, in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]), died on January 13, 2019, at age 71.<ref name="Obituary">{{cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=david-obrien&pid=191323851|title=David O'Brien 1947 - 2019 |website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>

In January 2023, a US show was announced: the band played at the [[Cruel World Festival]] in [[Pasadena]], [[California]] on May 20, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|first=Damien|last=Jones|url=https://www.nme.com/news/siouxsie-sioux-and-iggy-pop-lead-cruel-world-festival-2023-line-up-3385361|title=Siouxsie Sioux and Iggy Pop lead Cruel World Festival 2023 line-up with other acts including the Human League|publisher=NME|date=23 January 2023|access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref>

==Personnel==

===Members===
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;Current members
*Astrid Plane – lead vocals <small>(1983–1988, 2001–present)</small>
*Bill Wadhams – lead vocals, guitars <small>(1983–1988, 2001–present)</small>
*Don Kirkpatrick – lead guitars <small>(1983–1990, 2001–present)</small>
*Greg Smith – keyboards <small>(1985–1990, 2001–present)</small>
*Jim Blair – drums <small>(1985–1988, 2017–present)</small>
*Chris Wadhams – bass <small>(2011–present)</small>
*Wyatt Blair – bass/guitar <small>(2018–present)</small>

;Touring musician
*Kevin Hahn – lead guitars <small>(2003–present; substitute for Don Kirkpatrick)</small>
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;Former members
*[[Paul Antonelli]] – keyboards <small>(1983–1985)</small>
*David "Frenchy" O'Brien – drums <small>(1983–1985; died 2019)</small>
*Charles “Char” Ottavio – bass <small>(1983–1988; guest appearance – 2005, 2022)</small>
*Kevin Rankin – drums <small>(2002–2016)</small>
*[[Paul Engemann]] – lead vocals <small>(1988–1990)</small>
*[[Cynthia Rhodes]] – lead vocals <small>(1988–1990)</small>
{{col-end}}

===Line-ups===
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! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1983
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1983–1985
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1985–1988
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1988–1990
|-
| valign=top |
*Astrid Plane – lead vocals
*Bill Wadhams – lead vocals, guitars
*[[Paul Antonelli]] – keyboards
*Charles Ottavio – bass
*David "Frenchy" O'Brien – drums
| valign=top |
*Astrid Plane – lead vocals
*Bill Wadhams – lead vocals, guitars
*'''Don Kirkpatrick – lead guitar'''
*Paul Antonelli – keyboards
*Charles Ottavio – bass
*David "Frenchy" O'Brien – drums
| valign=top |
*Astrid Plane – lead vocals
*Bill Wadhams – lead vocals, guitars
*Don Kirkpatrick – lead guitar
*'''Greg Smith – keyboards'''
*Charles Ottavio – bass
*'''Jim Blair – drums'''
| valign=top |
*'''[[Paul Engemann]] – lead vocals'''
*'''[[Cynthia Rhodes]] – lead vocals'''
*Don Kirkpatrick – lead guitar
*Greg Smith – keyboards
|-
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 1990–2001
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2001–2002
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2002–2011
! bgcolor="#E7EBEE" valign=top width=25% | 2011–present
|-
| valign=top |
''Disbanded''
| valign=top |
*'''Astrid Plane – lead vocals'''
*'''Bill Wadhams – lead vocals, guitars'''
*Don Kirkpatrick – lead guitar
*Greg Smith – keyboards
| valign=top |
*Astrid Plane – lead vocals
*Bill Wadhams – lead vocals, guitars
*Don Kirkpatrick – lead guitar
*Greg Smith – keyboards
*'''Kevin Rankin – drums'''
| valign=top |
*Astrid Plane – lead vocals
*Bill Wadhams – lead vocals, guitars
*Don Kirkpatrick – lead guitar
*Greg Smith – keyboards
*'''Wyatt Blair – bass/guitar'''
*'''Chris Wadhams – bass'''
*'''Jim Blair – drums'''
|}

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album details
! colspan="4" | Peak chart<br>positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=animotion|chart=Billboard 200}} |title=Animotion Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915002800/http://www.billboard.com// |archive-date=September 15, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! width="40"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=animotion&cat=a|title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community|publisher=hitparade.ch|access-date=September 18, 2010}}</ref>
![[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=493&|title=RPM100 Albums|website=Library and Archives Canada|date=June 8, 1985|access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
![[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-412|title=Animotion|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
| align="left"| ''[[Animotion (album)|Animotion]]''
* Release date: 1984
* Label: [[Mercury Records]]
| 28 
| —
|21
|—
|-
| 1986
| align="left"| ''[[Strange Behavior (album)|Strange Behavior]]''
* Release date: February 1986
* Label: [[Casablanca Records]]
| 71
| 21
|—
|19
|-
| 1989
| align="left"| ''Animotion (Room to Move)''
* Release date: February 21, 1989
* Label: [[Polydor Records]]
| 110
| —
|—
|—
|-
| 2017
| align="left"| ''Raise Your Expectations''
* Release date: December 2, 2016<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shop-invisiblehands.co.uk/products/animotion-raise-your-expectations-pre-order-dispatched-18th-november-2016 |title=Animotion - Raise Your Expectations |website=Invisible Hands Music |access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/tr/album/raise-your-expectations/1178861412 |title=Raise Your Expectations by Animotion |website=Apple Music |date=December 2, 2016 |access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref>
* Label: [[Invisible Hands Music]]
| —
| —
|—
|—
|-
| —
| colspan="6" style="font-size:8pt" | "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

+ The band's self-titled debut album was re-titled ''The Language of Attraction'' for its Canadian release (which also omitted the song "Turn Around")<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Animotion-The-Language-Of-Attraction/master/141343 Animotion – ''The Language of Attraction'' @Discogs.com] Retrieved November 21, 2015.</ref>

===Compilation albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! Album details
|-
| 1996
| align="left"| ''Obsession: The Best of Animotion''
* Release date: April 16, 1996
* Label: Mercury Records
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| 2006
| align="left"| ''20th Century Masters: The Best of Animotion''
* Release date: March 21, 2006
* Label: [[Universal Records]]
|-
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Single
! colspan="12"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"|[[Cash Box (magazine)|US CB]]'' <ref>{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996]]|publisher=Sheridan Books, Inc.|year=2014|isbn=978-0-89820-209-0}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=animotion|chart=all}} |title=Animotion Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915002800/http://www.billboard.com// |archive-date=September 15, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]<br><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/animotion/chart-history/adult-contemporary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429162350/https://www.billboard.com/music/animotion/chart-history/adult-contemporary|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2018|title=Animotion Chart History|magazine=billboard|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US Dan]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=animotion|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}} |title=Animotion Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Club Songs |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915002800/http://www.billboard.com// |archive-date=September 15, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ja1d1o630dcms75arjsgta4ua1&q1=Animotion&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20|title=Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Top Singles|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=September 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021022130/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ja1d1o630dcms75arjsgta4ua1&q1=Animotion&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Animotion&cat=s|title=austriancharts.at – Austria Top 40|publisher=austriancharts.at|access-date=September 16, 2010}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/ANIMOTION/single?sort=exit|title=Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts – German Singles|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=July 27, 2011}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[RIANZ|NZ]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Animotion&cat=s|title=charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal|publisher=charts.nz|access-date=September 16, 2010}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=animotion&cat=s|title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community|publisher=hitparade.ch|access-date=September 16, 2010}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=The Official Charts Company – Animotion|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=September 16, 2010}}</ref>
! width="35"| SA<br><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(A).html|title = South African Charts 1969-1989: Artists (A)}}</ref>
![[Dutch Charts|NL]]
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=animotion&cat=s|title=Dutch Charts|website=dutchcharts|access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
! scope="row"| "[[Obsession (Animotion song)|Obsession]]"
| 6
| 6
| —
| 35
| 7
| 17
| 8
| 10
| —
| 5
| 9
|42
| align="left"| 
* [[Music Canada|CAN]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Animotion&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |title=Gold & Platinum Search – Music Canada – Animotion |publisher=[[Music Canada]] |access-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524234635/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Animotion&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |archive-date=May 24, 2012 }}</ref>
| rowspan="2" align="center" |            ''[[Animotion (album)|Animotion]]''
|-
| 1985
! scope="row"| "[[Let Him Go (song)|Let Him Go]]"
| 35
| 39
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| —
| —
| —
| 41
| —
| —
| 78
| —
|—
| 
|-
| rowspan=2|1986
! scope="row"| "[[I Engineer]]"
| —
| 76
| —
| 27
| —
| 19
| 2
| —
| 6
| —
| 4
|—
| 
| rowspan="2" align="center" |         ''[[Strange Behavior (album)|Strange Behavior]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "I Want You"
| 74
| 84
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 27
| —
| —
| —
| —
|—
| 
|-
| rowspan=2| 1989
! scope="row"| "[[Room to Move]]"
| 12
| 9
| 46
| —
| 11
| —
| —
| 34
| —
| 87
| —
|—
| 
| align="center" rowspan="2"| ''Animotion (Room to Move)''
|-
! scope="row"| "Calling It Love"
| 54
| 53
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|—
| 
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.animotionlive.com/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080619142625/http://www.billwadhams.com/ Bill Wadhams' website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080423050251/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3648 Bill Wadhams Interview following ''Hit Me Baby One More Time'' appearance]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/donald-kirkpatrick-1?cat=entertainment Brief Don Kirkpatrick bio]
* [https://animotion-obsession.com/the-genius-insanity-tour/ Animotion's Genius Insanity Tour Podcast]

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