Album · Silverchair
Frogstomp by Silverchair
Frogstomp is an album by Silverchair, released in 1995. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 10 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Pure Massacre”, on 6 lists with a best position of #30.
Frogstomp, Silverchair's debut, hit the shops on Murmur on 27 March 1995, and the most startling thing about it is the birth certificates: all three members were 15. Daniel Johns sang and played guitar, Ben Gillies drummed and Chris Joannou played bass, and less than a year earlier the Newcastle, New South Wales, trio had got their break by winning a national demo contest run by SBS TV's Nomad and Triple J.
With Kevin Shirley producing, they came out swinging: heavy, sludgy grunge riffs and Johns' voice pitched somewhere between a snarl and a howl. "Tomorrow", first heard on their debut EP the previous September, was the big one, and "Pure Massacre", "Israel's Son" and "Shade" were the other singles, each with its own video. It debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart, and Freak Show came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Frogstomp on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pure Massacre | 6 | #30 | – | 1995–2002 | |
| 2 | Israel's Son | 4 | #98 | – | 1995–1999 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.