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dada

Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1992 California alternative rock band

dada formed in 1992 in Los Angeles, United States. dada has 98 chart appearances on 40 radio countdowns from 15 stations on RockLists, spanning 1992–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Dizz Knee Land”, which appears on 38 lists with a best position of #7. The station that charted dada most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 70 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1992.

98appearances
40countdowns
9songs charted
15stations
0#1 finishes
1992–2023years

dada came out of Los Angeles in 1992 as a trio with 2 singers: Michael Gurley on guitar and Joie Calio on bass trading and sharing the lead vocals, with Phil Leavitt on drums. They wrote bright, hooky songs stacked with harmonies, and they played them live for hours, turning marathon shows that ran close to 3 hours into a devoted following.

Puzzle, their debut on I.R.S. Records that same year, was built around "Dizz Knee Land", a wry, chiming singalong, and the album had more where that came from: "Dim", "Dorina", "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow", "Surround" and "Dog". It's guitar pop with a smirk and a sunburn, the two voices locking together on every chorus.

El Subliminoso followed in 1996 with "I Get High", with Gig McKell among the extra hands on the band's roll call. Gurley, Calio and Leavitt remain the core of the band.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by dada on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Dizz Knee Land
2,285		 38 #7 – 1992
2 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
842		 14 #397 – –
3 Dim
796		 14 #440 – –
4 Surround
419		 7 #769 – –
5 Dog
321		 7 #1080 – –
6 Dorina
286		 9 #404 – –
7 I Get High
151		 7 #1568 – –
8 Diznee Land
72		 1 #252 – –
9 California Gold
9		 1 #95 – 1998

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.

92 93 98

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2023 638 Dizz Knee Land 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time
2023 204 Dizz Knee Land The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 496 Dizz Knee Land The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places
2022 320 Dizz Knee Land The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021 854 Dizz Knee Land 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2014 768 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1335 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1440 Dim CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 737 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1284 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1378 Dim CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2012 252 Diznee Land WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2011 707 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1224 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1323 Dim CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 686 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1180 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1269 Dim CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 669 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1144 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1238 Dim CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 652 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1122 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1210 Dim CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 646 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1133 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1201 Dim CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 357 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2005 302 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 13 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 401 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 444 Dim CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 769 Surround CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1080 Dog CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1250 Dorina CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1571 I Get High CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 891 Dizz Knee Land 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 18 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 400 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 442 Dim CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 769 Surround CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1080 Dog CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1251 Dorina CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1572 I Get High CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 171 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 18 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 400 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 442 Dim CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 769 Surround CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1080 Dog CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1251 Dorina CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1572 I Get High CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 188 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 18 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 400 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 442 Dim CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 769 Surround CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1095 Dog CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1266 Dorina CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1568 I Get High CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 398 Dizz Knee Land Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 216 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 14 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 400 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 442 Dim CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 769 Surround CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1096 Dog CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1267 Dorina CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1573 I Get High CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 213 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 7 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 398 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 441 Dim CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 769 Surround CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1089 Dog CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1262 Dorina CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1573 I Get High CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 554 Dizz Knee Land Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 985 Dizz Knee Land The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 261 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 9 Dizz Knee Land CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 397 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 440 Dim CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1024 Surround CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1087 Dog CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1265 Dorina CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1573 I Get High CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1998 95 California Gold WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998
1996 125 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 469 Dorina WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1994 121 Dizz Knee Land WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 404 Dorina WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993 43 Dizz Knee Land Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993
1992 69 Dizz Knee Land KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992
1992 45 Dizz Knee Land 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992
1992 103 Dizz Knee Land Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992
1992 69 Dizz Knee Land Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992
1992 25 Dizz Knee Land WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992

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