Artist · chart history
Insurge
Band Australia Active 1993–2000
Insurge formed in 1993 in Australia and was active until 2000. Insurge has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1995–1996. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Political Prisoners”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #25. The station that charted Insurge most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.
Insurge were Australian political industrial rock at full volume, a band that meant every word and wanted you to feel every beat. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Dubrow, formerly of Soulscraper, founded them with Mattieu MacRoth on bass, Matt Richmond on drums, Monique Wakelin on keyboards and Paul Bianco on found percussion, which is exactly as clattering and metallic as it sounds.
Their debut album, Power to the Poison People, came out in August 1996 and reached 16 on the ARIA albums chart. "Political Prisoners" and "Speculator" were its calling cards: pounding, grinding protest songs that put the band's politics right up front, with industrial machinery and rock guitars locked into the same fight.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Insurge on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Political Prisoners | 1 | #25 | – | 1995 | |
| 2 | Speculator | 1 | #69 | – | 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 69 | Speculator | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 |
| 1995 | 25 | Political Prisoners | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 |
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