Artist · chart history
Griswolds
Band Sydney Australia Formed 2012 Australian indie rock band
Griswolds formed in 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Griswolds has 15 chart appearances on 15 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 2014–2018. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Beware The Dog”, which appears on 8 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted Griswolds most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2014.
The Griswolds came out of Sydney in 2012 with a name borrowed from the hapless family in the Vacation films and a sound pieced together from a very mixed record collection: the band pointed to Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Kanye West, Devendra Banhart, Of Montreal and the Beach Boys as influences. Christopher Whitehall sang lead, with Daniel Duque-Perez alongside him.
They signed with Wind-up Records in May 2013 and went to work on their debut with producer Tony Hoffer. The result, Be Impressive, landed in 2014 with "Beware The Dog" out front: a bouncy, sun-bleached slice of alternative dance with a grin on its face.
The band has been inactive since 2020, when Whitehall admitted to sexual misconduct involving several underage fans.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Griswolds on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beware The Dog | 8 | #1 | 1 | 2014 | |
| 2 | Out of My Head | 3 | #76 | – | 2016 | |
| 3 | Right On Track | 1 | #68 | – | 2015 | |
| 4 | Looking For Love | 1 | #55 | – | 2018 | |
| 5 | If You Want To Stay | 1 | #71 | – | 2015 | |
| 6 | If You Wanna Stay | 1 | #93 | – | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 55 | Looking For Love | WBER Listener Countdown 2018 |
| 2017 | 76 | Out of My Head | WBER Listener Countdown 2017 |
| 2016 | 84 | Out of My Head | WBER Listener Countdown 2016 |
| 2016 | 90 | Out of My Head | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2016 |
| 2015 | 71 | If You Want To Stay | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 |
| 2015 | 68 | Right On Track | WBER Listener Countdown 2015 |
| 2015 | 93 | If You Wanna Stay | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2015 |
| 2014 | 69 | Beware The Dog | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 38 | Beware The Dog | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 36 | Beware The Dog | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 1 | Beware The Dog | WBER Listener Countdown 2014 |
| 2014 | 13 | Beware The Dog | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 14 | Beware The Dog | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2014 |
| 2014 | 64 | Beware The Dog | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2014 |
| 2014 | 28 | Beware The Dog | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 |
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