Artist · chart history
FIDLAR
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 2009
FIDLAR formed in 2009 in Los Angeles, United States. FIDLAR has 9 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2013–2019. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Can't You See”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #17. The station that charted FIDLAR most often is 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
FIDLAR are Los Angeles punks who named themselves after an unprintable mantra, lifted from singer Zac Carper's old roommates, that boils down to "life's a risk". That tells you most of what you need to know. Their songs are short, fast and usually about partying or getting wasted, played by Carper, Elvis Kuehn, Max Kuehn and Brandon Schwartzel with the grin of kids who know the neighbors are about to call the cops.
They got going in 2009 and cut their teeth on the EPs Diydui in 2011, with the surf-garage rush of "Max Can't Surf", and Shit We Recorded in Our Bedroom in 2012, home of "West Coast". A self-titled debut came in 2013, then Too in 2015, where "40 Oz On Repeat" and "Leave Me Alone" kept the tempo high and the volume higher.
Almost Free, in 2019, brought "By Myself" and "Can't You See", still scrappy and still in a hurry, and Surviving the Dream followed in 2024.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by FIDLAR on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't You See | 3 | #17 | – | 2018 | |
| 2 | By Myself | 1 | #12 | – | 2019 | |
| 3 | West Coast | 1 | #308 | – | – | |
| 4 | Leave Me Alone | 1 | #77 | – | 2015 | |
| 5 | Max Can't Surf | 1 | #91 | – | 2013 | |
| 6 | 40 Oz On Repeat | 2 | #88 | – | 2015 |
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 | 83 | Can't You See | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2019 |
| 2019 | 12 | By Myself | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2019 | 308 | West Coast | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time |
| 2018 | 88 | Can't You See | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2018 |
| 2018 | 17 | Can't You See | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2018 |
| 2015 | 77 | Leave Me Alone | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015 |
| 2015 | 88 | 40 Oz On Repeat | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015 |
| 2015 | 98 | 40 Oz On Repeat | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015 |
| 2013 | 91 | Max Can't Surf | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 |
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