Artist · chart history
Gob
Band Langley Canada Formed 1994 Canadian pop punk band
Gob formed in 1994 in Langley, Canada. Gob has 11 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2010. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Give Up The Grudge”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #23. The station that charted Gob most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.
Gob play punk rock out of Langley, British Columbia, the kind of Canadian band that attacks every song like the van is double-parked outside. Tom Thacker sings lead and plays guitar, and the lineup around him now is Theo Goutzinakis, Gabe Mantle and Steven Fairweather. Their records came out through Nettwerk and Fearless Records.
The World According to Gob, from 2001, is the one that did the most business, and "I Hear You Calling" is its sugar rush: a buzzsaw riff and a chorus built for yelling back, with "Soda" and "Banshee Song" standing among their best sellers too. The Juno Awards had already noticed, nominating them as best new group in 2000, then for best video in 2002. Foot in Mouth Disease kept the pace in 2003 with "I Cut Myself Too", "Give Up The Grudge" and "Oh! Ellin", fast and snotty and hooky in equal measure, and Muertos Vivos brought them back in 2007 with "Underground".
Plenty of kids met them through a game controller rather than a stereo: Gob songs turned up in NHL 2002, NHL 2003 and NHL 2004 and in Madden NFL 2004, about as pop-punk a delivery system as the decade offered. On the road they put in time on the Vans Warped Tour.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Gob on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Give Up The Grudge | 2 | #23 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Oh! Ellin | 2 | #29 | – | 2003 | |
| 3 | I Cut Myself Too | 2 | #18 | – | 2004 | |
| 4 | I Hear You Calling | 3 | #48 | – | 2001 | |
| 5 | Underground | 1 | #66 | – | 2008 | |
| 6 | Break | 1 | #88 | – | 2004 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 163 | I Hear You Calling | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium |
| 2009 | 187 | I Hear You Calling | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) |
| 2008 | 66 | Underground | 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 |
| 2004 | 18 | I Cut Myself Too | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 88 | Break | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 |
| 2003 | 29 | Oh! Ellin | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 75 | I Cut Myself Too | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 23 | Give Up The Grudge | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 52 | Oh! Ellin | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 38 | Give Up The Grudge | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 |
| 2001 | 48 | I Hear You Calling | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001 |
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