Also known as The Paladins (1962–1963) The Spectres (1963–1967) Traffic Jam (1967) The Status Quo (1967–1969) Origin London, England Genres Rockboogie rock，hard rock，psychedelia (early) Discography Status Quo discography Years active 1962–1984，1985–present Status Quo are a British rock band. The group originated in London and was founded in 1962 by Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster while they were still schoolboys. After a number of name and lineup changes, which included the introduction of John Coghlan in 1963 and Rick Parfitt in 1967, the band became The Status Quo in 1967 and Status Quo in 1969. As of 2022, the group have been active for 60 consecutive years (despite announcing a breakup in 1984, they played Live Aid the following year and resumed normal activities in 1986). They have had over 60 chart hits in the UK – more than any other band – including "Pictures of Matchstick Men", "Down Down", "Rockin' All Over the World", "Whatever You Want", "In the Army Now", and "What You're Proposing". Twenty-two of these reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, and fifty-seven reached the Top 40. They have released over 100 singles and 33 albums, most of which were bestsellers. Since reaching number 5 on the UK albums chart in 1972 with Piledriver, Status Quo have achieved a career total of 25 UK top ten albums, extending all the way up to their most recent release, Backbone, in 2019. In 2012, they were announced as the tenth best-selling group of all time on the UK Singles Chart with 7.2 million singles sales in their homeland alone.As of 2015, they were one of only 50 artists to have achieved more than 500 total weeks on the UK Albums Chart。 With their various records for both single and album releases, Status Quo are one of the most successful and bestselling bands of all time, especially in their home country. Status Quo被人们称为The Quo或者just Quo，是一个英国摇滚乐队，其音乐的特点是12杆布鲁斯。 颇为受人喜爱的“现状”凭借着简洁、含蓄和富于感染力的摇滚乐风格在音乐史上留下了属于自己的一笔