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Joy Formidable

Band Wales Formed 2007

Joy Formidable formed in 2007 in Wales. Joy Formidable has 13 chart appearances on 12 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Whirring”, which appears on 9 lists with a best position of #4. The station that charted Joy Formidable most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.

13appearances

12countdowns

5songs charted

7stations

0#1 finishes

2011–2025years

Songs by Joy Formidable on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Whirring	613	9	#4	–	2011
2	Cholla	64	1	#38	–	2013
3	The Last Thing on My Mind	63	1	#39	–	2016
4	This Ladder Is Ours	43	1	#53	–	2012
5	A Heavy Abacus	19	1	#83	–	2011

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.

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Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2025	214	Whirring	893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now
2020	92	Whirring	The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s)
2019	133	Whirring	KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2016	39	The Last Thing on My Mind	CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016
2014	663	Whirring	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013	38	Cholla	CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013
2013	713	Whirring	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2012	53	This Ladder Is Ours	91X Top 91 Songs of 2012
2011	11	Whirring	WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011
2011	83	A Heavy Abacus	WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011
2011	4	Whirring	CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011	35	Whirring	102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011	864	Whirring	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)