Artist · chart history
Major Lazer
Band Los Angeles Jamaica Formed 2008
Major Lazer formed in 2008 in Los Angeles, Jamaica. Major Lazer has 11 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2012–2020. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Lay Your Head On Me”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #8. The station that charted Major Lazer most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2020.
Major Lazer began as Diplo and Switch's dancehall project, a way of cramming reggae, dancehall, soca, reggaeton, house and moombahton into one sweaty sound system. Their debut, Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do, arrived in 2009. Switch left in 2011, Jillionaire and Walshy Fire came in, and the project got bigger, brighter and more pop.
Free the Universe in 2013 was the turning point, with the sunny, loping "Get Free" as its standout, a gorgeous slow-motion reggae groove, and "Jessica" as a laid-back charmer. They produced Reincarnated, Snoop Dogg's reggae album as Snoop Lion, and the 2014 EP Apocalypse Soon brought in Pharrell Williams and Sean Paul. Peace Is the Mission in 2015 pushed further into global pop, with "Powerful" and "Be Together" showing off the softer, more melodic side of their bass-heavy sound, and the Know No Better EP in 2017 had Camila Cabello, Quavo, Travis Scott and J Balvin on board.
Music Is the Weapon arrived in 2020, with "Lay Your Head On Me". Jillionaire had left in 2019, replaced by Ape Drums, and America Foster joined in 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Major Lazer on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lay Your Head On Me | 5 | #8 | – | 2020 | |
| 2 | Get Free | 3 | #2 | – | 2012 | |
| 3 | Jessica | 1 | #74 | – | 2013 | |
| 4 | Powerful | 1 | #74 | – | 2015 | |
| 5 | Be Together | 1 | #98 | – | 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 50 | Lay Your Head On Me | CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020 |
| 2020 | 8 | Lay Your Head On Me | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2020 |
| 2020 | 23 | Lay Your Head On Me | ALT 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2020 |
| 2020 | 29 | Lay Your Head On Me | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2020 |
| 2020 | 69 | Lay Your Head On Me | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2020 |
| 2020 | 96 | Get Free | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) |
| 2015 | 74 | Powerful | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 |
| 2015 | 98 | Be Together | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 |
| 2013 | 74 | Jessica | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 |
| 2012 | 2 | Get Free | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2012 |
| 2012 | 6 | Get Free | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 |
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