Artist · chart history
Electric Six
Band Detroit United States Formed 1996 Detroit, USA rock, previously The Wildbunch
Electric Six formed in 1996 in Detroit, United States. Electric Six has 9 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Danger! High Voltage!”, which appears on 6 lists with a best position of #17. The station that charted Electric Six most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.
Electric Six came out of Detroit in 1996 with a mission to mash up everything that makes you move: disco beats, metal crunch, punk sneer, new wave twitch and garage grit, all in the same song if they could manage it. Every member goes by a stage name, and the one constant through all the lineup changes has been co-founder, lead singer and main songwriter Dick Valentine, a frontman who delivers every line with a straight face and a raised eyebrow.
They broke through in 2003 with "Danger! High Voltage", a sweaty disco-metal stomp that sounds like a nightclub catching fire, and "Gay Bar", a thumping, gleefully ridiculous party anthem. "Danger! High Voltage" came from Fire, the album that made their name. Switzerland followed in 2006 with "I Buy the Drugs", more of the same deadpan swagger over crunching riffs.
They've never stopped since: the band has cranked out 20 studio albums, plus rarities collections and a live album. These days Valentine shares the stage with Johnny Na$hinal on lead guitar, Tait Nucleus? on keys, Herb S. Flavourings on rhythm guitar, Mr. Poison on bass and Dr. Jay on drums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Electric Six on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danger! High Voltage! | 6 | #17 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Gay Bar | 1 | #33 | – | 2003 | |
| 3 | No More Mr. Nice Guy | 1 | #787 | – | – | |
| 4 | I Buy the Drugs | 1 | #85 | – | 2006 |
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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