Artist · chart history
E^ST
Solo artist Australian alternative/indie
E^ST has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2017–2019. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Life Goes On”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #63. The station that charted E^ST most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2017.
E^ST was the name Melisa Bester, a South African-born Australian singer-songwriter, put on her solo work, and she built it the patient way, one EP at a time: Old Age in 2014, The Alley in September 2015, Get Money! in July 2016. Opening slots on national tours for Twenty One Pilots in March and April 2016, and later for Panic! at the Disco in October 2018, put her in front of those bands' fans.
"Life Goes On" came out in 2017, and Life Ain't Always Roses followed as another EP in October 2018. With Fueled by Ramen in her corner, her debut album, I'm Doing It, finally landed on 31 July 2020, with "Talk Deep" among its songs, the sound of someone who spent years getting ready and meant every minute of it.
E^ST turned out to be a chapter rather than the whole book: by 2023 Bester was releasing music as Headaches and Golden Vessel.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by E^ST on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Goes On | 1 | #63 | – | 2017 | |
| 2 | Talk Deep | 1 | #70 | – | 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 70 | Talk Deep | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2017 | 63 | Life Goes On | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 |
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