Artist · chart history
Machine Gun Fellatio
Band Australia Active 1997–2005
Machine Gun Fellatio formed in 1997 in Australia and was active until 2005. Machine Gun Fellatio has 9 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1999–2004. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Rollercoaster”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #6. The station that charted Machine Gun Fellatio most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.
Machine Gun Fellatio came out of Sydney in 1997 with a name designed to get them banned from polite conversation, and it worked well enough that they were often billed by the censored initials MGF. The name came from an early associate of the band, who dreamed it up from a philosophy exercise, and it tells you everything about the attitude: cheeky, filthy-minded and very funny.
On stage they were known for provocative antics, and on record the jokes were in the lyrics, set to a loose, genre-hopping alternative rock that didn't mind a bit of groove. Pinky Beecroft, Ross Johnston, Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab and Warrick Leggo were among the crew. Bring It On! arrived in 2000 with "Unsent Letter", and Paging Mr. Strike, in 2002, was the peak, delivering "Rollercoaster" and the gleefully rude "Pussytown". The For the Ladies EP the same year added "The Girl of my Dreams (is Giving Me Nightmares)".
On Ice followed in 2004, with a single whose title can't be printed in polite company either, and in 2005 they called it quits with three studio albums behind them, plus three EPs and as many singles. In 2024 they got back together for three shows, just to prove the party wasn't entirely over.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Machine Gun Fellatio on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rollercoaster | 1 | #6 | – | 2002 | |
| 2 | Pussytown | 1 | #8 | – | 2002 | |
| 3 | Unsent Letter | 1 | #16 | – | 2000 | |
| 4 | The Girl of my Dreams (is Giving Me Nightmares) | 1 | #30 | – | 2001 | |
| 5 | What the Fuck? | 1 | #34 | – | 2004 | |
| 6 | Mutha Fucka On A Motor Cycle | 1 | #59 | – | 1999 | |
| 7 | Take It Slow | 1 | #59 | – | 2002 | |
| 8 | Mofo On A Motor Cycle | 1 | #67 | – | 2000 | |
| 9 | Voices In My Head | 1 | #88 | – | 2003 |
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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