Artist · chart history
40 Below Summer
Band New Jersey United States Formed 1998
40 Below Summer formed in 1998 in New Jersey, United States. 40 Below Summer has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2004. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Falling Down”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #66. The station that charted 40 Below Summer most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.
40 Below Summer came out of New Jersey in 1998, a nu metal crew that traded in crushing riffs, tightly wound grooves and choruses big enough to fill a hockey arena. Guitarists Joey D'Amico and Jordan Plingos laid down the wall, Hector "Hank" Graziani handled bass, and Carlos Aguilar played drums and piano, with Max Illidge and David Mondragon also in the ranks.
Invitation to the Dance, in 2001, delivered "Falling Down", a grinding, pent-up track that got them onto the countdowns. Two years later came The Mourning After, and "Breathless" found its way onto the countdowns in turn, the band still leaning on that push-and-pull between bruising verses and soaring refrains.
They broke up in 2005, seven years in, but the story didn't end there. The band reunited briefly in 2006 and again in 2010, then got back together for good in 2011. Their most recent album, Untethered, came out in 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by 40 Below Summer on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falling Down | 3 | #66 | – | 2001 | |
| 2 | Breathless | 1 | #99 | – | 2004 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99 | Breathless | WIRS Top 107 Songs of 2004 |
| 2002 | 66 (tie) | Falling Down | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 |
| 2001 | 100 | Falling Down | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 |
| 2001 | 142 (tie) | Falling Down | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 |
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