Artist · chart history
British India
Band Melbourne Formed 2004 Australian indie rock band
British India formed in 2004 in Melbourne. British India has 8 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2007–2015. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Said I'm Sorry”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #37. The station that charted British India most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2007.
British India came tearing out of Melbourne in 2004, four lads with a garage full of attitude: Declan Melia singing and playing rhythm guitar, Nic Wilson on lead guitar, Will Drummond on bass and Matt O'Gorman on drums. Their indie rock is wiry and nervy, all jabbing guitars, yelped vocals and a rhythm section that rarely lets up.
Guillotine arrived in 2007, full of sweaty, punk-edged rackets like "Tie Up My Hands" and "Run the Red Light", and Thieves followed hard on its heels in 2008 with the snotty, apologetic sneer of "I Said I'm Sorry". They then slowed the pace a little and grew the hooks: Avalanche brought "Vanilla" in 2010, Controller gave them the swaggering "I Can Make You Love Me" and the wistful "Summer Forgive Me" in 2013, and Nothing Touches Me followed in 2015 with "Suddenly" and "Wrong Direction".
Forgetting the Future, in 2017, made it six studio albums across a 10-year stretch. In 2019, Jack Tosi stepped in for Wilson as a touring guitarist.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by British India on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Said I'm Sorry | 1 | #37 | – | 2008 | |
| 2 | I Can Make You Love Me | 1 | #41 | – | 2012 | |
| 3 | Vanilla | 1 | #42 | – | 2009 | |
| 4 | Tie Up My Hands | 1 | #46 | – | 2007 | |
| 5 | Run the Red Light | 1 | #74 | – | 2007 | |
| 6 | Suddenly | 1 | #76 | – | 2015 | |
| 7 | Wrong Direction | 1 | #83 | – | 2014 | |
| 8 | Summer Forgive Me | 1 | #84 | – | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 76 | Suddenly | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 |
| 2014 | 83 | Wrong Direction | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 |
| 2013 | 84 | Summer Forgive Me | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 |
| 2012 | 41 | I Can Make You Love Me | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 |
| 2009 | 42 | Vanilla | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 |
| 2008 | 37 | I Said I'm Sorry | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 |
| 2007 | 46 | Tie Up My Hands | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 |
| 2007 | 74 | Run the Red Light | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 |
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