Artist · chart history · #603 in indie & aaa artist polls
Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy has 10 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 1998–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Something to Talk About”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #8. The station that charted Badly Drawn Boy most often is Virgin Radio (United Kingdom), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1998.
10appearances
9countdowns
6songs charted
6stations
0#1 finishes
1998–2024years
Songs by Badly Drawn Boy on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something to Talk About | 3 | #8 | – | 2002 | |
| 2 | I Need A Sign | 1 | #14 | – | 1998 | |
| 3 | The Shining | 1 | #436 | – | – | |
| 4 | Once Around The Block | 1 | #41 | – | 1999 | |
| 5 | Silent Sigh | 1 | #90 | – | 2002 | |
| 6 | Disillusion | 1 | #100 | – | 2001 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 436 | The Shining | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time |
| 2006 | 606 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2003 | 53 | Something to Talk About | Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) |
| 2002 | 8 | Something to Talk About | Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 2002 |
| 2002 | 78 | Something to Talk About | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 |
| 2002 | 90 | Silent Sigh | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 |
| 2002 | 78 | Artist ranking | Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Artists of All-Time (December 2002) |
| 2001 | 100 | Disillusion | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 |
| 1999 | 41 | Once Around The Block | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1999 |
| 1998 | 14 | I Need A Sign | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1998 |