Artist · chart history
Bouncing Souls
Band New Brunswick United States Formed 1988
Bouncing Souls formed in 1988 in New Brunswick, United States. Bouncing Souls has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2004. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “True Believers”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #56. The station that charted Bouncing Souls most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2001.
The Bouncing Souls came out of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and by the time the national punk scene took notice they had put the pogo back into Jersey punk: fast, light-hearted songs meant for jumping, which a crop of local bands went on to copy. Greg Attonito, Bryan Kienlen and Pete Steinkopf were there from the start and have stayed the core ever since, with Shal Khichi in the lineup until 2000.
Michael McDermott came in that year, and How I Spent My Summer Vacation, in 2001, is the sound of a band that has grown up just enough to hit harder. "Gone" is all big, shout-along chorus and bittersweet wistfulness, the kind of punk song you sing with your arm around a stranger. Anchors Aweigh, in 2003, kept the tempo and the heart, and its title track went out to the countdowns too. They have recorded for Epitaph and Rise, and George Rebelo joined in 2013 as McDermott's run ended.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Bouncing Souls on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | True Believers | 2 | #56 | – | 2002 | |
| 2 | Gone | 1 | #83 | – | 2001 | |
| 3 | Anchors Aweigh | 1 | #99 | – | 2004 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 99 | Anchors Aweigh | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 |
| 2002 | 56 (tie) | True Believers | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 |
| 2001 | 83 | Gone | The End Top 107 Songs of 2001 |
| 2001 | 88 (tie) | True Believers | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 |
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