Album · The Rubens
Hoops by The Rubens
Hoops is an album by The Rubens, released in 2015. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hoops”, on 2 lists and voted number one once.
Hoops, the second album from the Rubens, the alt-rock outfit out of Menangle, New South Wales, came out on Ivy League Records on 7 August 2015. Their self-titled debut had already made a name at home for the three Margin brothers, Sam, Izaac and Elliott, plus drummer Scott Baldwin and bassist William Zeglis, and this time David Kahne produced, with Michael Brauer mixing.
The exception is the title track, which Eric J produced and mixed, and it's the one that sticks: a lean, loping groove with Sam Margin's smoky voice riding over the top. The album climbed to number 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, one better than the debut, and picked up a nomination for Australian Album of the Year at the 2015 J Awards. A deluxe edition added the Acoustic Hoops EP in November 2016, and a reissue marked its 10th anniversary in 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Hoops on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoops | 2 | #1 | 1 | 2015–2020 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.