Artist · chart history
AWOLNATION
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 2009
AWOLNATION formed in 2009 in Los Angeles, United States. AWOLNATION has 146 chart appearances on 98 radio countdowns from 33 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sail”, which appears on 52 lists and was voted number one three times. In total the artist has topped 3 countdowns. The station that charted AWOLNATION most often is The Buzz (Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC), with 16 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
AWOLNATION is really Aaron Bruno's baby, a Los Angeles project he launched and fronts after stints in Under the Influence of Giants, Home Town Hero and Insurgence. The first EP, Back from Earth, landed on iTunes in May 2010, and on Red Bull Records he followed it with Megalithic Symphony in March 2011, a restless, hyperactive electronic rock record full of sudden swerves.
"Sail" was the one that took off, a thumping, bass-heavy slow-burner with Bruno's voice stretched to breaking point, and it kept on selling for years until the RIAA certified it diamond in 2021. "Kill Your Heroes" and "Not Your Fault" kept the good times going, and the album itself went platinum.
Bruno has kept the lineup fluid around him, with players such as Kenny Carkeet, Drew Stewart and Christopher Thorn passing through and Isaac Carpenter on drums since 2013. Run followed in 2015 with "Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)" and "I Am", then Here Come the Runts in 2018 and Angel Miners & the Lightning Riders in 2020. A covers album came in 2022 and The Phantom Five, back to originals, in 2024.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by AWOLNATION on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sail | 52 | #1 | 3 | 2011 | |
| 2 | Not Your Fault | 27 | #8 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | Kill Your Heroes | 14 | #9 | – | 2012 | |
| 4 | Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) | 11 | #5 | – | 2015 | |
| 5 | Woman Woman | 7 | #9 | – | 2016 | |
| 6 | I Am | 5 | #14 | – | 2015 | |
| 7 | The Best | 5 | #11 | – | 2020 | |
| 8 | Handyman | 4 | #9 | – | 2018 | |
| 9 | Panoramic View | 3 | #18 | – | 2024 | |
| 10 | Passion | 5 | #20 | – | 2017 | |
| 11 | THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT | 6 | #28 | – | 2013 | |
| 12 | Barbarian | 4 | #39 | – | 2025 | |
| 13 | Guilty, Filthy Soul | 1 | #65 | – | 2011 | |
| 14 | Wake Up | 1 | #81 | – | 2011 | |
| 15 | Sail (Live from BUZZ Backyard BBQ) | 1 | #89 | – | 2018 |
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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