Artist · chart history
La Roux
Band Brixton United Kingdom Formed 2006 English synth‐pop
La Roux formed in 2006 in Brixton, United Kingdom. La Roux has 7 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Bulletproof”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #6. The station that charted La Roux most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2009.
La Roux's self-titled debut, released in 2009, took vintage synth-pop and ran a fever through it: Elly Jackson's high, needle-sharp voice slicing over the glassy, bubbling electronics she built with record producer Ben Langmaid. "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof" were the hits, both of them all nerves and neon, and the album was a critical and commercial success that ended up winning a Grammy.
The follow-up was a slog. Collaborations went nowhere, two planned release dates were scrapped, and there were reports of friction between the pair, and Langmaid eventually left. Jackson kept the name as her own stage identity and put out Trouble in Paradise in 2014, which the critics loved and the public mostly missed, and La Roux and Polydor went their separate ways afterward.
She took the independent road for Supervision in 2020, and a fourth album, Old Flames, is due on 6 November 2026 through Vertigo Records and Universal Music. From Brixton to the present, the constant has been that voice, cool on the surface and blazing just underneath.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by La Roux on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulletproof | 5 | #6 | – | 2009 | |
| 2 | In For The Kill | 2 | #27 | – | 2009 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 576 | Bulletproof | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century |
| 2022 | 115 | Bulletproof | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s |
| 2013 | 35 | In For The Kill | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years |
| 2010 | 48 | Bulletproof | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 |
| 2009 | 74 | Bulletproof | Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2009 |
| 2009 | 6 | Bulletproof | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 |
| 2009 | 27 | In For The Kill | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 |
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