Artist · chart history
Anti-Flag
Band Pittsburgh United States Active 1988–2023 American punk rock band
Anti-Flag formed in 1988 in Pittsburgh, United States and was active until 2023. Anti-Flag has 10 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2019. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Press Corpse”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #60. The station that charted Anti-Flag most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2006.
Anti-Flag came out of Pittsburgh's punk underground with a mission as loud as their guitars: left-wing political activism, shouted over street punk and hardcore riffs. For most of their run the lineup was Justin Sane on vocals and guitar, Chris Head on guitar, Pat Thetic on drums and Chris Barker, better known as Chris #2, on vocals and bass, and they ran their own label, A-F Records, to keep the operation in their own hands.
The Terror State in 2003 sharpened the attack, and "Turncoat" made it onto rock radio. Then came the move that caused a stir in punk circles: a deal with RCA. For Blood and Empire, their major-label debut in 2006, kept the politics front and center, and "The Press Corpse" gave them their only run on the US alternative airplay chart, while "This Is the End (For You My Friend)" found a second life in video games.
They kept going long after the commercial peak, releasing thirteen albums in all. The band broke up suddenly in July 2023 amid several rape and sexual assault allegations against Sane, and the remaining members directly condemned him.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Anti-Flag on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Press Corpse | 4 | #60 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | Finish What We Started | 1 | #31 | – | 2019 | |
| 3 | American Attraction | 1 | #36 | – | 2018 | |
| 4 | Turncoat | 2 | #102 | – | 2004 | |
| 5 | This Is The End (For You My Friend) | 1 | #106 | – | 2006 | |
| 6 | The Bright Lights Of America | 1 | #93 | – | 2008 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 31 | Finish What We Started | WBER Listener Countdown 2019 |
| 2018 | 36 | American Attraction | WBER Listener Countdown 2018 |
| 2008 | 93 | The Bright Lights Of America | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 |
| 2006 | 64 | The Press Corpse | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 |
| 2006 | 98 | The Press Corpse | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 |
| 2006 | 91 | The Press Corpse | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 |
| 2006 | 60 | The Press Corpse | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 |
| 2006 | 106 (tie) | This Is The End (For You My Friend) | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 |
| 2004 | 102 | Turncoat | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 157 (tie) | Turncoat | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 |
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