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Daryl Braithwaite
Solo artist Melbourne Australia
Daryl Braithwaite is an artist from Melbourne. Daryl Braithwaite has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2018–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Horses”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #14. The station that charted Daryl Braithwaite most often is Triple M (Australia (national network)), with 1 appearance.
Daryl Braithwaite already had one career behind him when "The Horses" came galloping out of Rise in 1990. Born in Melbourne in 1949, he had spent 1970 to 1984 as the voice of Sherbet, and as a solo act he'd notched a number one at home back in 1974 with "You're My World". Edge, in 1988, went all the way to the top of the ARIA albums chart.
Rise, on Festival, sealed it. "The Horses" is a big, open-hearted ballad that swells like a sunrise, Braithwaite's warm, weathered voice riding a slow, rolling groove until the chorus lifts off, and it went to number one in Australia in early 1991. Judging by the countdowns, listeners have never let it go.
He has placed 15 singles in the Australian top 40 across his solo run, kept reuniting with Sherbet, and in 2017 went into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Daryl Braithwaite on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Horses | 2 | #14 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | The Horses | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) |
| 2018 | 14 | The Horses | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) |
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