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Doughboys
Band Montréal Canada Active 1986–1997 Canadian alternative rock band
Doughboys formed in 1986 in Montréal, Canada and was active until 1997. Doughboys has 5 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1999–2009. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Fix Me”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #458. The station that charted Doughboys most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 4 appearances.
John Kastner walked out of the Asexuals and into a new band in Montreal, and the Doughboys were the result: an alternative rock outfit that jammed punk's speed and pop's sweet tooth into the same three minutes. Their debut, Whatever, came out on Pipeline Records, and Chart magazine later named it the 28th greatest Canadian album of all time, in both 1996 and 2000.
Lineup churn was a way of life. Original guitarist Scott McCullough left to start Rusty, and Kastner brought in Jonathan Cummins, fresh from the punk band Circus Lupus and newly moved to Montreal from Toronto. Jon Asencio, also known as John Bondhead, played bass, and Brock Pytel sat behind the drums.
By Crush, in 1993, the hooks had gotten bigger without the guitars getting any politer. "Shine" is the keeper, a bright, buzzing rush of a chorus that rock countdowns kept coming back to for years afterward, and "Fix Me" came off the same record. The band ran out of road in 1997.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Doughboys on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 189 | Shine | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) |
| 2009 | 192 | Shine | The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge |
| 1999 | 458 | Fix Me | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
| 1999 | 973 | Shine | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
| – | 76 | Shine | CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s |
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