Artist · chart history
Cobra Starship
Band New York United States Active 2005–2015 US dance‐rock band
Cobra Starship formed in 2005 in New York, United States and was active until 2015. Cobra Starship has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2015. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Guilty Pleasure”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #41. The station that charted Cobra Starship most often is 88.3 The Sting (Cleveland, OH), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2008.
Cobra Starship began in New York City as Gabe Saporta's baby: he recorded the debut, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets, essentially as a solo project, and it arrived in 2006 carrying "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)". Then he rounded up a real band: Ryland Blackinton on guitar, Alex Suarez on bass, Nate Novarro on drums and Victoria Asher on keytar, all of them pitching in on backing vocals.
What they made was dance-rock with pop-punk roots, glossy and cheeky, with the synths pulling the guitars toward the club. On Fueled by Ramen they kept the party going through ¡Viva La Cobra! in 2007, Hot Mess in 2009 and Night Shades in 2011, four albums in all and two Hot 100 top-10 singles along the way.
They called it quits on November 10, 2015, but the break didn't stick. In 2024 they came out of retirement for the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas, then lined up 2025 dates at Riot Fest in Chicago and the Warped Tour in Long Beach.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Cobra Starship on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guilty Pleasure | 1 | #41 | – | 2008 | |
| 2 | You Make Me Feel | 1 | #78 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | Never Been in Love | 1 | #72 | – | 2015 | |
| 4 | Snakes on a Plane (Bring It) | 2 | #82 | – | 2006 |
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 | 72 | Never Been in Love | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015 |
| 2011 | 78 | You Make Me Feel | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 |
| 2008 | 41 | Guilty Pleasure | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2008 |
| 2006 | 106.7 | Snakes on a Plane (Bring It) | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 |
| 2006 | 82 | Snakes on a Plane (Bring It) | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 |
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