Artist · chart history
Agent Orange
Band Fullerton United States Formed 1979 California surf-punk
Agent Orange formed in 1979 in Fullerton, United States. Agent Orange has 3 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2002–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Bored of You”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #1524. The station that charted Agent Orange most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 3 appearances.
Agent Orange came blasting out of Orange County, California, in 1979, and they were one of the first bands to try something nobody saw coming: they bolted the twang and reverb of surf music onto punk rock's buzzsaw. The band was a power trio built by frontman and guitarist Mike Palm, with James Levesque on bass and Scott Miller on drums, and Palm is the one member who has been there the whole way.
The self-titled EP came in 1980 with "Bored of You", and the debut album Living in Darkness followed in 1981 on Posh Boy Records, with "Everything Turns Grey" and "Mr. Moto" among its songs: fast, taut and bright as the California sun, with a shadow running underneath. The same trio made This Is the Voice in 1986, with singles and EPs in between.
The lineup shifted after that, with Brent Liles on bass from 1988, and Virtually Indestructible in 1996 was cut with Sam Bolle on bass and Charlie Quintana on drums. Nothing new has come out since, but Palm is still at it, with Perry Giordano on bass and Sandy Hanson on drums as of 2019.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Agent Orange on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bored of You | 1 | #1524 | – | – | |
| 2 | Everything Turns Grey | 1 | #1616 | – | – | |
| 3 | Mr. Moto | 1 | #1705 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1616 | Everything Turns Grey | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2002 | 1524 | Bored of You | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 2002 | 1705 | Mr. Moto | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
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