Artist · chart history
Fauves
Band Australia Formed 1988 Australian rock band
Fauves formed in 1988 in Australia. Fauves has 4 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1996–2000. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Dogs are the Best People”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #20. The station that charted Fauves most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1996.
Fauves have been doing their thing since 1988, an Australian rock band with a sharp wit, a knack for melodic pop-rock and a habit of turning the Aussie way of life into satire. Andrew Dyer held down the bass until 1999, when Tim Cleaver came aboard, with Andrew Cox, Phil Leonard and drummer Adam Newey in the ranks.
Future Spa, their 1996 album on Shock, is the one to start with. "Dogs Are the Best People" is a gleeful, jangly singalong with its tongue firmly in cheek, and "Self Abuser" rides a crunchy, catchy riff. The album was nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 1997 ARIA awards, only to lose out to Spiderbait's Ivy and the Big Apples. They'd already played the Big Day Out in 1993 and did it again in 1997. Thousand Yard Stare in 2000 kept the jokes coming with "Bigger Than Tina" and "Give Up Your Day Job".
They've been road warriors all along: they played their 1,000th show in 2007, and marked their 20th anniversary in 2008 with a gig at The Espy in Melbourne.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Fauves on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dogs are the Best People | 1 | #20 | – | 1996 | |
| 2 | Self Abuser | 1 | #30 | – | 1996 | |
| 3 | Bigger Than Tina | 1 | #50 | – | 1999 | |
| 4 | Give Up Your Day Job | 1 | #58 | – | 2000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 | Give Up Your Day Job | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 |
| 1999 | 50 | Bigger Than Tina | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 |
| 1996 | 20 | Dogs are the Best People | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 |
| 1996 | 30 | Self Abuser | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 |
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