Artist · chart history
Fitz and the Tantrums
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 2008
Fitz and the Tantrums formed in 2008 in Los Angeles, United States. Fitz and the Tantrums has 141 chart appearances on 94 radio countdowns from 43 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Moneygrabber”, which appears on 37 lists with a best position of #3. In total the artist has topped 2 countdowns. The station that charted Fitz and the Tantrums most often is WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), with 21 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
Fitz and the Tantrums formed in Los Angeles in 2008 and set about proving that a retro soul revue could still pack a punch. Michael Fitzpatrick sings lead, trading lines with co-lead singer and percussionist Noelle Scaggs, while James King juggles saxophone, flute, keyboard and guitar, Jeremy Ruzumna works the keys, Joseph Karnes holds down the bass and John Wicks drove the drums until 2022, when he left to teach at the University of Montana.
The Songs for a Break Up, Volume 1 EP came first in 2009, and Pickin' Up the Pieces followed in August 2010 on the indie label Dangerbird Records to a warm critical welcome. "Moneygrabber" is the one that grabs: stomping drums, a honking sax and Fitzpatrick's sneer riding a hook you could hear from the back of the bar.
Elektra signed them in early 2013, and More Than Just a Dream traded some of the vintage grit for a shinier, synth-tinted pop sheen on "Out of My League", "The Walker" and "Fools Gold". Their self-titled third album in 2016 carried "HandClap", the song that became their best known, and they've kept going with All the Feels, Let Yourself Free and Man on the Moon.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Fitz and the Tantrums on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moneygrabber | 37 | #3 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | Out of my League | 33 | #1 | 2 | 2013 | |
| 3 | The Walker | 24 | #3 | – | 2014 | |
| 4 | HandClap | 16 | #4 | – | 2016 | |
| 5 | Don't Gotta Work It Out | 9 | #33 | – | 2011 | |
| 6 | 6 am | 7 | #39 | – | 2013 | |
| 7 | Fools Gold | 5 | #31 | – | 2014 | |
| 8 | Break The Walls | 2 | #51 | – | 2013 | |
| 9 | Roll Up | 3 | #16 | – | 2016 | |
| 10 | Breakin the Chains of Love | 1 | #20 | – | 2010 | |
| 11 | Don't Gotta Work | 1 | #51 | – | 2011 | |
| 12 | Walker | 1 | #57 | – | 2013 | |
| 13 | Steady As She Goes | 1 | #685 | – | – | |
| 14 | Don't Ever Let 'Em | 1 | #801 | – | – |
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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