Artist · chart history
Maximo Park
Band Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom Formed 2000 English alternative rock band
Maximo Park formed in 2000 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Maximo Park has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2005–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Undercurrent”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #29. The station that charted Maximo Park most often is Lightning 100 (Nashville, TN), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
Maxïmo Park came roaring out of Newcastle upon Tyne as one of the sharpest, wordiest bands of the post-punk revival, with Paul Smith singing, Duncan Lloyd on guitar, Archis Tiku on bass, Lukas Wooller on keyboards and Tom English on drums, all signed to Warp.
Their 2005 debut, A Certain Trigger, earned a Mercury Prize nomination, and it's easy to hear why: jerky, wiry guitars, stabbing keyboards and Smith's northern yelp spilling over with brainy romantic confessions. "Graffiti" is the manifesto, frantic and ferociously catchy. Our Earthly Pleasures followed in 2007 and went gold like its predecessor, with "Girls Who Play Guitars" rattling along on pure nervous energy.
They never stopped working. Six more albums have followed, from Quicken the Heart in 2009 through to Stream of Life in 2024, with Smith, Lloyd and English still at the core.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Maximo Park on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Undercurrent | 2 | #29 | – | 2013 | |
| 2 | Graffiti | 1 | #92 | – | 2005 | |
| 3 | Girls Who Play Guitars | 2 | #89 | – | 2007 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 810 | Girls Who Play Guitars | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s |
| 2013 | 29 | The Undercurrent | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2013 |
| 2012 | 98 | The Undercurrent | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2012 |
| 2007 | 89 | Girls Who Play Guitars | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 |
| 2005 | 92 | Graffiti | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 |
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