Artist · chart history
Dance Hall Crashers
Band Berkeley United States Formed 1989
Dance Hall Crashers formed in 1989 in Berkeley, United States. Dance Hall Crashers has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1995–1999. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Lost Again”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #42. The station that charted Dance Hall Crashers most often is 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
Dance Hall Crashers came out of Berkeley, California, with ska punk credentials to spare: Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both formerly of Operation Ivy, got the thing started. From there the lineup turned into a revolving door, with players cycling in and out over the years, but the recipe held steady: choppy upstroke guitars, a rhythm section in a hurry, and big, sunny vocal hooks riding on top.
Lockjaw, in 1995, was as close as they came to breaking out. It carried "Enough", a minor hit produced by Rob Cavallo that also turned up in the film Angus, all bright ska bounce and pop-punk urgency. Honey, I'm Homely! followed in 1997 with "Lost Again", the same sugar rush with a little more bite in the heartbreak.
They have made four studio albums in all, and the band is still going. Elyse Rogers and Karina Deniké sing in the current lineup, Jason Hammon plays guitar while his brother Gavin sits behind the kit, and Mikey Weiss covers bass, with recording engineer Jon Graber picking up a guitar for select songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Dance Hall Crashers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost Again | 3 | #42 | – | 1997 | |
| 2 | Enough | 1 | #80 | – | 1995 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 141 | Lost Again | 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) |
| 1997 | 84 | Lost Again | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 42 | Lost Again | X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 |
| 1995 | 80 | Enough | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 |
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