Artist · chart history
Drowning Pool
Band Dallas United States Formed 1996 US alternative metal band
Drowning Pool formed in 1996 in Dallas, United States. Drowning Pool has 42 chart appearances on 37 radio countdowns from 26 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Bodies”, which appears on 25 lists with a best position of #6. The station that charted Drowning Pool most often is WCCC The Rock (Hartford, CT), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2001.
Drowning Pool took their name from the 1975 film The Drowning Pool and their attitude from somewhere a lot less polite. Guitarist C.J. Pierce, drummer Mike Luce and bassist Stevie Benton formed the band in Dallas in 1996, and with Dave Williams bellowing up front they arrived in the thick of nu metal.
Sinner, the 2001 debut, was the payoff, and "Bodies" was the song that followed them everywhere: a stop-start detonation of chugging riffs and barked vocals, pure adrenaline with no brakes. "Tear Away" showed a moodier side, but blunt heaviness was the point.
Then tragedy: Williams was found dead of heart disease on August 14, 2002. The band carried on with Jason Jones for Desensitized in 2004, whose "Step Up" and "Love and War" kept the punches coming, before he left over musical differences. Ryan McCombs, from the Chicago band SOiL, stayed for Full Circle in 2007, which brought "Soldiers", and a self-titled record, the first time the band kept a singer for more than one album. Jasen Moreno followed. Through a revolving door of singers, Pierce, Luce and Benton stayed the constant, and McCombs eventually came back for a second run.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Drowning Pool on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodies | 25 | #6 | – | 2001 | |
| 2 | 37 Stitches | 3 | #19 | – | 2009 | |
| 3 | Step Up | 2 | #28 | – | 2004 | |
| 4 | Tear Away | 4 | #60 | – | 2002 | |
| 5 | Sinner | 1 | #42 | – | 2001 | |
| 6 | Love and War | 1 | #50 | – | 2004 | |
| 7 | Bodies (XXX mix) | 1 | #51 | – | 2002 | |
| 8 | Soldiers | 1 | #52 | – | 2007 | |
| 9 | Killin' Me | 1 | #211 | – | 2005 | |
| 10 | Shame | 1 | #34 | – | 2009 | |
| 11 | Turn So Cold | 1 | #85 | – | 2011 | |
| 12 | Killing Me | 1 | #93 | – | 2005 |
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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