Artist · chart history
Arkells
Band Hamilton Canada Formed 2006
Arkells formed in 2006 in Hamilton, Canada. Arkells has 25 chart appearances on 20 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2008–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Knocking At The Door”, which appears on 6 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted Arkells most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2017.
Arkells are Hamilton, Ontario's bar band made good, a group that formed in 2006, signed with Dine Alone Records and later moved over to Universal Music Canada without ever losing their sweaty, singalong heart. Max Kerman, Mike DeAngelis, Nick Dika and Tim Oxford have been there from the start; Dan Griffin played with them until 2011, when Anthony Carone joined.
The early records set the template: the Deadlines EP in 2007 with "Oh, The Boss Is Coming", then Jackson Square in 2008, home to "Ballad of Hugo Chavez" and "Pullin' Punches". Michigan Left (2011) gave them "Whistleblower" and its title track, and High Noon (2014) brought "11:11" and a Juno for Rock Album of the Year, an honor they took again for Rally Cry. In 2017 came "Knocking At The Door", a fist-pumping rally of a song, and later the paired Blink Once (2021) and Blink Twice (2022) delivered "You Can Get It" and "Past Life".
Juno voters have kept them busy at the podium, starting with Breakthrough Group of the Year in 2010 and adding Group of the Year more than once. Morning Report, Laundry Pile, Disco Loadout, Volume 1 and Between Us have kept the catalog growing, the work of a band that plainly believes rock and roll works best as a communal shout.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Arkells on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knocking At The Door | 6 | #1 | 1 | 2017 | |
| 2 | You Can Get It | 2 | #7 | – | 2021 | |
| 3 | Oh, The Boss Is Coming | 2 | #26 | – | 2009 | |
| 4 | Relentless | 2 | #71 | – | 2018 | |
| 5 | My Heart's Always Yours | 2 | #83 | – | 2017 | |
| 6 | Past Life | 1 | #6 | – | 2022 | |
| 7 | Whistleblower | 1 | #28 | – | 2011 | |
| 8 | Leather Jacket | 1 | #32 | – | 2015 | |
| 9 | Ballad of Hugo Chavez | 1 | #47 | – | 2009 | |
| 10 | 11:11 | 1 | #42 | – | 2015 | |
| 11 | A Little Rain (A Song For Pete) | 1 | #48 | – | 2016 | |
| 12 | People's Champ | 1 | #114 | – | 2018 | |
| 13 | What Good | 1 | #59 | – | 2025 | |
| 14 | Michigan Left | 1 | #37 | – | 2012 | |
| 15 | Pullin' Punches | 1 | #93 | – | 2009 | |
| 16 | Private School | 1 | #103 | – | 2016 |
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.
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