Artist · chart history
Headless Chickens
Band New Zealand Active 1985–2000 New Zealand group
Headless Chickens formed in 1985 in New Zealand and was active until 2000. Headless Chickens has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1993. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Juice”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #44. The station that charted Headless Chickens most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1993.
Headless Chickens were the odd birds of Flying Nun Records. While so much of the New Zealand label's roster was steeped in the Dunedin sound, this crew went the other way and plugged in, making heavy use of electronic instruments and treating the machines as full members of the band.
Formed in 1985, the group counted Chris Matthews, Grant Fell, Michael Lawry and Bevan Sweeney in its ranks, and Fiona McDonald joined in 1991, staying until 1995. Stunt Clown was their first album in 1988, but Body Blow is the one rock radio latched onto, with "Juice" and "Choppers" turning up on the countdowns in 1993, wired, woozy and built for the dancefloor as much as the stereo. The band also took home the Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group.
Greedy followed in 1997, the third and final studio album, and the Chickens called it a day in 2000.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Headless Chickens on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 44 | Juice | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 |
| 1993 | 57 | Choppers | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 |
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