The Bates Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Bates were a German punk band, founded in Eschwege, federal state of Hessen, in 1987. The name referred to the character Norman Bates from Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film, Psycho. The Bates were mainly known for their cover versions of songs made famous by other artists. On each of their albums they published at least two such cover songs alongside original compositions. Because the cover versions were particularly well received, The Bates released the album 2nd Skin (2000), which featured... [more on Wikipedia]

The Bates began charting in 1996 with Billie Jean.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.