Artist · chart history
Lostprophets
Band Pontypridd Active 1997–2013 alternative rock band from Wales
Lostprophets formed in 1997 in Pontypridd and was active until 2013. Lostprophets has 59 chart appearances on 38 radio countdowns from 26 stations on RockLists, spanning 2002–2012. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Last Train Home”, which appears on 23 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted Lostprophets most often is WCCC The Rock (Hartford, CT), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
Lostprophets came out of Pontypridd in Wales in 1997, started by singer Ian Watkins and guitarist Lee Gaze after their earlier band, Fleshbind, fell apart. Mike Lewis joined on rhythm guitar, Stuart Richardson on bass, Mike Chiplin on drums and Jamie Oliver on turntables and keyboards, and The Fake Sound of Progress in 2000 mixed nu metal crunch with pop-punk hooks and scratching.
Start Something, in 2004, was the big one, all glossy, arena-ready choruses and chugging riffs. "Last Train Home" became a top-ten single in the UK and a number one on the US alternative chart, with "Wake Up (Make a Move)" and "I Don't Know" behind it. Chiplin left in 2005, Ilan Rubin and then Luke Johnson took over the drums, and Liberation Transmission in 2006 gave them a second UK top-ten single in "Rooftops". The Betrayed and Weapons followed.
It ended in disgrace. In December 2012 Watkins was charged with a series of sexual offences against children; the band cancelled their tours and split in October 2013, before his trial had finished. He pleaded guilty to several of the charges that November and was sentenced to 29 years in prison, and in October 2025 he was killed behind bars. The other members moved on to a new band, No Devotion, with singer Geoff Rickly in 2014.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Lostprophets on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Last Train Home | 23 | #2 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | Wake Up (Make a Move) | 11 | #18 | – | 2004 | |
| 3 | Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast) | 6 | #20 | – | 2006 | |
| 4 | I Don't Know | 5 | #74 | – | 2004 | |
| 5 | Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja | 5 | #67 | – | 2002 | |
| 6 | Make A Move | 3 | #32 | – | 2004 | |
| 7 | Fake Sound Of Progress | 1 | #65 | – | 2002 | |
| 8 | We Still Kill the Old Way | 1 | #50 | – | 2004 | |
| 9 | Last Summer | 2 | #74 | – | 2004 | |
| 10 | Bring Em Down | 1 | #82 | – | 2012 | |
| 11 | The Fake Sound of Progres | 1 | #100 | – | 2002 |
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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