Artist · chart history
Gerling
Band Sydney Australia Active 1993–2007
Gerling formed in 1993 in Sydney, Australia and was active until 2007. Gerling has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1999–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Dust Me Selecta”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #24. The station that charted Gerling most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2001.
Gerling were a Sydney trio formed in 1993 who spent their career blurring the line between guitar band and electronic outfit. From early 1997 the lineup was Darren Cross on guitar and lead vocals, Paul Towner, known as Presser, on drums and Burke Reid on guitar and vocals, with Brad Herdson handling guitar in the early days.
Children of Telepathic Experiences, in 1998, gave radio the twitchy space-rock rush of "Enter Spacecapsule". The second album, When Young Terrorists Chase the Sun, arrived in September 2001, cracked the top 50 of the ARIA albums chart and delivered the top-50 single "Dust Me Selecta", a gleeful collision of beats and fuzz. Bad Blood!!! followed in 2003 with "Who's Ya Daddy?", and the band was done by 2007.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Gerling on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dust Me Selecta | 1 | #24 | – | 2001 | |
| 2 | Enter Spacecapsule | 1 | #45 | – | 1999 | |
| 3 | Who's Ya Daddy? | 1 | #78 | – | 2003 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 78 | Who's Ya Daddy? | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 |
| 2001 | 24 | Dust Me Selecta | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 |
| 1999 | 45 | Enter Spacecapsule | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 |
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