Artist · chart history
Kimbra
Solo artist Hamilton United States New Zealand singer-songwriter
Kimbra is an artist from Hamilton. Kimbra has 8 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2015. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Warrior”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #7. The station that charted Kimbra most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2012.
Kimbra Lee Johnson, born in 1990 and known to everyone simply as Kimbra, came out of Hamilton with a voice that can flip from a purr to a yelp mid-phrase and a songbook that throws pop, R&B, jazz and rock into the same pot. Her debut album Vows arrived in 2011 on Warner Bros., with the Settle Down EP out ahead of it. "Cameo Lover" is a strutting, swaggering stomp of a love song that won her an ARIA award, while "Good Intent" and "Two Way Street" show off a sultrier, jazzier side.
The reworked Vows that reached Europe and the US in 2012 added new songs, among them "Warrior", where Mark Foster of Foster the People and DJ A-Trak joined her, and a cover of Nina Simone's "Plain Gold Ring". Vows went top 5 in New Zealand and Australia and debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200.
Meanwhile her turn opposite Gotye on "Somebody That I Used to Know" went all the way to the top of the Hot 100 and won Record of the Year at the Grammys. The Golden Echo, Primal Heart and A Reckoning followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Kimbra on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrior | 3 | #7 | – | 2012 | |
| 2 | 90s Music | 2 | #50 | – | 2014 | |
| 3 | Cameo Lover | 1 | #25 | – | 2011 | |
| 4 | Good Intent | 1 | #52 | – | 2011 | |
| 5 | Two Way Street | 1 | #93 | – | 2011 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Kimbra as a guest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 105 | 90s Music | WBER Listener Countdown 2015 |
| 2014 | 50 | 90s Music | WBER Listener Countdown 2014 |
| 2012 | 7 | Warrior | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012 |
| 2012 | 58 | Warrior | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012 |
| 2012 | 98 | Warrior | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 |
| 2011 | 25 | Cameo Lover | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 |
| 2011 | 52 | Good Intent | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 |
| 2011 | 93 | Two Way Street | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 |
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