Artist · chart history
L D R U
Solo artist
L D R U has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2015–2016. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Keeping Score”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #22. The station that charted L D R U most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2015.
L D R U is Drew Carmody, an Australian DJ and producer born in 1993, and the name is a gamer's in-joke: left, down, right, up, part of a cheat code from the Grand Theft Auto series. His first single, "The Tropics", came out in 2013, but "Keeping Score", featuring Paige IV, is the one that made his name, a glittering, skittering dance track that climbed to No. 14 on the ARIA Charts and earned 2016 ARIA nominations for Best Dance Release and Breakthrough Artist.
He took that momentum on the road with a capital cities tour of Australia in July 2016, and his debut album, Sizzlar, which carried "Next to You", peaked at No. 66 on the ARIA Charts. In October 2017 he opened for the Chainsmokers on their Australian tour.
Alongside the solo work he was a member of Carmada with Max Armata, leaving the duo in 2018 to concentrate on L D R U, and in 2022 he signed a worldwide deal with Warner Music Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by L D R U on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keeping Score | 1 | #22 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | Next to You | 1 | #68 | – | 2016 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 68 | Next to You | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 |
| 2015 | 22 | Keeping Score | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 |
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