Artist · chart history
Dr. Dog
Band West Grove United States Formed 1999 Philadelphia rock band
Dr. Dog formed in 1999 in West Grove, United States. Dr. Dog has 92 chart appearances on 54 radio countdowns from 17 stations on RockLists, spanning 2007–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Shadow People”, which appears on 18 lists with a best position of #3. The station that charted Dr. Dog most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 32 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
Dr. Dog came together in West Grove in 1999 and made Philadelphia their home, a band that wears its record collection on its sleeve: the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Big Star up top, with the lo-fi rattle of '90s indie heroes like Pavement, Guided by Voices and Sonic Youth all over the early recordings. Toby Leaman on bass and Scott McMicken on lead guitar split the lead vocals, and everybody else piles in on the harmonies.
The rest of the crew is Frank McElroy on rhythm guitar, Zach Miller on keyboards, Eric Slick on drums and Michael Libramento on percussion, lap steel, acoustic guitar and bass. Every member goes by a nickname that starts with the letter T, and former member Andrew "Trial" Jones earned his by being a licensed attorney.
We All Belong in 2007 and Fate in 2008 set the scene with "Worst Trip" and "The Ark", and as the production got cleaner the songs just got warmer. Shame, Shame, in 2010, brought the loping "Shadow People" and "Where'd All The Time Go?", Be the Void in 2012 had "That Old Black Hole" and "Lonesome", and The Psychedelic Swamp in 2016 carried "Bring My Baby Back". Park the Van is their label.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Dr. Dog on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shadow People | 18 | #3 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | That Old Black Hole | 13 | #21 | – | 2012 | |
| 3 | Broken Heart | 5 | #3 | – | 2013 | |
| 4 | Go Out Fighting | 5 | #27 | – | 2018 | |
| 5 | Bring My Baby Back | 8 | #24 | – | 2016 | |
| 6 | Lonesome | 5 | #53 | – | 2012 | |
| 7 | Heart It Races | 3 | #234 | – | – | |
| 8 | Talk Is Cheap | 4 | #19 | – | 2024 | |
| 9 | The Truth | 3 | #31 | – | 2013 | |
| 10 | Stranger | 4 | #41 | – | 2010 | |
| 11 | Heart Killer | 2 | #5 | – | 2018 | |
| 12 | The Ark | 3 | #40 | – | 2008 | |
| 13 | Where'd All The Time Go? | 3 | #60 | – | 2010 | |
| 14 | Distant Light | 2 | #31 | – | 2013 | |
| 15 | Survive | 1 | #40 | – | 2017 | |
| 16 | Can She Dance | 1 | #45 | – | 2019 | |
| 17 | Be The Void | 1 | #46 | – | 2012 | |
| 18 | Fat Dog | 1 | #115 | – | 2024 | |
| 19 | Take Me Into Town | 1 | #25 | – | 2010 | |
| 20 | Worst Trip | 2 | #55 | – | 2007 | |
| 21 | My Old Ways | 1 | #434 | – | – | |
| 22 | Do The Trick | 2 | #664 | – | – | |
| 23 | Jackie Wants A Black Eye | 1 | #489 | – | – | |
| 24 | Love | 1 | #151 | – | 2013 | |
| 25 | Here Comes The Hotstepper | 1 | #641 | – | – | |
| 26 | Shame, Shame | 1 | #94 | – | 2010 |
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.
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