Artist · chart history
Darren Hanlon
Solo artist Gympie Australia
Darren Hanlon is an artist from Gympie. Darren Hanlon has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2002–2006. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Punk's Not Dead”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #45. The station that charted Darren Hanlon most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.
Darren Hanlon's Hello Stranger, from 2002, is the work of a Gympie, Queensland, singer-songwriter who had already served a full apprenticeship before going it alone. Before going solo in 1999 he played in the Simpletons, an indie rock band out of Lismore that got through four albums and a handful of EPs before breaking up in 1997. Along the way he lent guitar and keyboards to the Lucksmiths, the Dearhunters and Mick Thomas.
He calls what he does "urban folk", and that fits: acoustic guitar, a conversational voice and songs that work like short stories, sharp on the details and quietly funny. "Punk's Not Dead" is the one people remember from Hello Stranger, a wry, gently strummed tune whose title sounds a lot louder than the song.
Fingertips and Mountaintops followed in 2006, and "Happiness Is A Chemical" shows him in the same fine form, a sweet, rueful folk rock song with an easygoing melody and a lump in its throat.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Darren Hanlon on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punk's Not Dead | 1 | #45 | – | 2002 | |
| 2 | Happiness Is A Chemical | 1 | #68 | – | 2006 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 68 | Happiness Is A Chemical | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
| 2002 | 45 | Punk's Not Dead | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 |
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