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Danko Jones
Band Toronto Canada Formed 1996 the band
Danko Jones formed in 1996 in Toronto, Canada. Danko Jones has 10 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2005–2012. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “First Date”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #44. The station that charted Danko Jones most often is 98KUPD (Phoenix, AZ), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2006.
Danko Jones make rock and roll the old-fashioned way: loud, fast, cocky and built for a sweaty room. The band formed in Toronto in 1996 around singer and guitarist Danko Jones and bassist John "JC" Calabrese, the only two who have been there all along; drummers have come and gone, Damon Richardson, Dan Cornelius and Atom Willard among them, and Rich Knox holds the stool now. These days the band calls Stockholm home.
Their sound is hard rock with a punk kick, stripped to the bone and delivered with a strutting, lover-man swagger. The My Love Is Bold EP in 1999 carried "Bounce", and the albums Born a Lion in 2002, with "Lovercall", and We Sweat Blood in 2003, with "Forget My Name", sharpened the attack. Sleep Is the Enemy, in 2006, brought "First Date", a tight, hook-heavy blast that shows the band at its most economical.
The real reputation, though, was earned on the road. Relentless touring and high-voltage shows have earned them a name as one of rock's finest bands on stage, and along the way they've piled up eleven studio albums and six Juno Award nominations.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Danko Jones on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Date | 3 | #44 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | I Think Bad Thoughts | 1 | #21 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | Full of Regret | 1 | #26 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | Lovercall | 2 | #94 | – | 2005 | |
| 5 | Just A Beautiful Day | 1 | #75 | – | 2012 | |
| 6 | Forget My Name | 1 | #356 | – | 2005 | |
| 7 | Bounce | 1 | #182 | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 75 | Just A Beautiful Day | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2012 |
| 2011 | 21 | I Think Bad Thoughts | 98KUPD Top 98 of 2011 |
| 2010 | 26 | Full of Regret | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 |
| 2009 | 182 | Bounce | The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge |
| 2007 | 77 | First Date | CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 |
| 2006 | 44 | First Date | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 |
| 2006 | 81 | First Date | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006 |
| 2005 | 94 | Lovercall | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 208 | Lovercall | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 356 | Forget My Name | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 |
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