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Room at the Top (song) Room at the Top (song) "Room at the Top" is a song by Adam Ant, and the lead track on his fourth solo album, "Manners & Physique". It was released as a single on 5 February 1990, a month prior to the album's release. After having spent most of the past five years working on his acting career, this was Adam's first single since "Vive Le Rock" in 1985. "Room at the Top" peaked at number seventeen on the "Billboard" Hot 100, making it his second biggest hit in the US behind "Goody Two Shoes". It was also a number