Artist · chart history
Big Scary
Band Melbourne Australia Formed 2006
Big Scary formed in 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. Big Scary has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2013–2016. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Opposite of Us”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #17. The station that charted Big Scary most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2016.
Animal, the 2016 album from Melbourne duo Big Scary, is a moody, slow-burning thing, and "The Opposite of Us" is its high point: a restless groove and a hook that creeps up on you. The single went on to be certified gold in Australia in 2020.
Tom Iansek and Joanna Syme formed the band in 2006 and have made several EPs and five albums together. Before Animal came Not Art in 2013, home of "Luck Now", which picked up nominations for Best Independent Album at the AIR Awards and Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards and then won the 2014 Australian Music Prize. In 2010 Iansek also started a side project, #1 Dads.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Big Scary on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Opposite of Us | 1 | #17 | – | 2016 | |
| 2 | Luck Now | 1 | #96 | – | 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 17 | The Opposite of Us | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 |
| 2013 | 96 | Luck Now | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 |
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