Album · Silverchair
Neon Ballroom by Silverchair
Neon Ballroom is an album by Silverchair, released in 1999. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 25 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Ana's Song (Open Fire)”, on 12 lists with a best position of #15.
Neon Ballroom, Silverchair's third album, arrived on Murmur in March 1999, and the band from Newcastle, New South Wales, who'd come roaring out of the gate with grunge on Frogstomp and Freak Show, were plainly after something bigger. Nick Launay produced, and the heavy guitars now share space with swelling strings and cold electronic textures, Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou still pounding away underneath while Daniel Johns turns his lyrics inward, working through the demons that came with getting famous so fast.
"Anthem for the Year 2000" is the fist-pumper, "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" the raw nerve, "Miss You Love" the tender one, and "Emotion Sickness" got a short film all its own. It went straight in at number one in Australia, like every Silverchair album, picked up 10 ARIA nominations, went triple platinum there, and gave them their best showing on the UK chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Neon Ballroom on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ana's Song (Open Fire) | 12 | #15 | – | 1999 | |
| 2 | Anthem For The Year 2000 | 10 | #29 | – | 1999–2023 | |
| 3 | Miss You Love | 1 | #30 | – | 1999 | |
| 4 | Emotion Sickness | 1 | #43 | – | 1999 | |
| 5 | Paint Pastel Princess | 1 | #96 | – | 2000 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.