Artist · chart history
Black Lab
Band Berkeley United States Formed 1995
Black Lab formed in 1995 in Berkeley, United States. Black Lab has 7 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1998. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Wash It Away”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #37. The station that charted Black Lab most often is 102.7 WEQX (Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1998.
Black Lab started in Berkeley, California, as Paul Durham's band, and their Geffen Records debut, Your Body Above Me, gave rock radio two moody, melodic hits in "Wash It Away" and "Time Ago". It's big-chorus alternative rock with a brooding streak, aching vocals riding waves of guitar that swell and crash on cue.
They parted ways with Geffen in 1999 and moved to Epic Records, where they landed a track on the Spider-Man soundtrack before leaving that label too. Since 2003 they've done it themselves, putting out nine albums on their own, plus an EP and a concert release. Passion Leaves a Trace, from 2007, spread its single "Mine Again" through online outlets and a film trailer, and "This Night" found a second life on screen, cutting the trailer for a season of The Shield and turning up in House and Banshee.
Durham and Andy Ellis are the core of the band today, splitting their time between Los Angeles and Montana.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Black Lab on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wash It Away | 5 | #37 | – | 1998 | |
| 2 | Time Ago | 2 | #89 | – | 1998 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61 | Wash It Away | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 |
| 1998 | 73 | Wash It Away | The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 |
| 1998 | 37 | Wash It Away | DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 |
| 1998 | 48 | Wash It Away | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998 |
| 1998 | 89 | Time Ago | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998 |
| 1998 | 48 | Wash It Away | Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 |
| 1998 | 89 | Time Ago | Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 |
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