Artist · chart history
Benee
Solo artist Auckland New Zealand NZ singer and songwriter
Benee is an artist from Auckland. Benee has 6 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2019–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Glitter”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #19. The station that charted Benee most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
Benee, born Stella Rose Bennett in Auckland in 2000, makes bedroom-bright alternative pop with a wicked sense of humour and a soulful, sleepy voice that can turn from sweet to sly in a breath. She first appeared as Bene with "Tough Guy" in 2017, and it was "Glitter" and "Soaked" that made her a star at home, where she swept Single of the Year, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards two years running.
The two EPs of 2019 did the heavy lifting. Fire on Marzz, out in June, has the shimmering "Glitter" and the creepy-crawly groove of "Evil Spider", while Stella & Steve, in November, brought the breezy "Find an Island" and charted in the US, Canada and France. Then her 2019 single "Supalonely" blew up on TikTok and took her worldwide.
Her debut album, Hey U X, arrived in November 2020 with the bouncy "Kool", and the same year she was named Best New Zealand Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The Lychee EP followed in March 2022 with "Beach Boy", and a second album, Ur an Angel I'm Just Particles, came five years after the first.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Benee on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glitter | 1 | #19 | – | 2019 | |
| 2 | Find an Island | 1 | #25 | – | 2019 | |
| 3 | Green Honda | 1 | #39 | – | 2023 | |
| 4 | Evil Spider | 1 | #51 | – | 2019 | |
| 5 | Beach Boy | 1 | #81 | – | 2022 | |
| 6 | Kool | 1 | #100 | – | 2020 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 39 | Green Honda | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023 |
| 2022 | 81 | Beach Boy | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2022 |
| 2020 | 100 | Kool | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 |
| 2019 | 19 | Glitter | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2019 | 25 | Find an Island | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2019 | 51 | Evil Spider | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
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