Artist · chart history
Gym Class Heroes
Band Geneva United States Formed 1997 American rap rock
Gym Class Heroes formed in 1997 in Geneva, United States. Gym Class Heroes has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2007. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Queen and I”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #53. The station that charted Gym Class Heroes most often is Q101 (Chicago, IL), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2006.
Gym Class Heroes started the way the name suggests: Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley in high school gym class in Geneva, New York, in 1997, and the band they built is a rap rock grab bag where hip hop, rock, funk and reggae all get a turn at the mic. McCoy raps with a slacker's charm, and the band behind him keeps it loose.
After a self-released debut, guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts joined in 2003, and the group signed to Fueled by Ramen for The Papercut Chronicles in 2005, later landing on Pete Wentz's Decaydance label. The Bamboozle and the Vans Warped Tour won them a loyal crowd, and "Cupid's Chokehold" carried them into the mainstream, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten in the UK. As Cruel as School Children went gold, "Clothes Off!!" went top ten in Britain too, and in 2007 they took the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
The Quilt followed in 2008 before a hiatus the next year, with McCoy going solo on Lazarus. They regrouped for The Papercut Chronicles II in 2011, where "Stereo Hearts" matched that No. 4 peak, and the Rochester Music Hall of Fame inducted them in 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Gym Class Heroes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Queen and I | 1 | #53 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | Cupid's Chokehold | 1 | #59 | – | 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 59 | Cupid's Chokehold | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007 |
| 2006 | 53 | The Queen and I | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 |
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