Artist · chart history
Klinger
Band Formed 1996 Australian rock band
Klinger formed in 1996. Klinger has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2000. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Hello Cruel World”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #86. The station that charted Klinger most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2000.
Klinger came out of Melbourne in 1996 and named themselves after the character from M*A*S*H, which tells you they didn't take themselves too seriously, even if the guitars were no joke. The lineup ran to Ben Birchall, Dave Rogers, Darren Dean Vlah and Shayne Willey, and they played scrappy, hook-heavy rock with a grin on its face.
2000 was their year. The Grimshaw St EP carried "Hello Cruel World", all bruised melody and sneer, and a single pairing "Sayonara Anyway" with "Ben Lee" made it to number 22 on the ARIA Alternative singles chart. They earned their stripes on the road too, opening for Green Day, Unwritten Law and Everclear and touring the country, and they were among the several dozen bands who turned up in TISM's video for "Thunderbirds Are Coming Out".
Then things went quiet for a very long time, until Australia Day 2014, when Klinger played the Northcote Social Club in Melbourne, their first show in more than 10 years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Klinger on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello Cruel World | 1 | #86 | – | 2000 | |
| 2 | Ben Lee | 1 | #97 | – | 2000 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86 | Hello Cruel World | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 |
| 2000 | 97 | Ben Lee | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 |
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