Artist · chart history
Motor Ace
Band Australia Active 1998–2005
Motor Ace formed in 1998 in Australia and was active until 2005. Motor Ace has 4 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2000–2002. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Carry On”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #29. The station that charted Motor Ace most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.
Motor Ace rose out of the wreckage of a Melbourne band called Snowblind in 1998, with Patrick "Patch" Robertson singing and playing guitar, Dave Ong on the other guitar, Matt Balfe on bass and Damian Birchall Costin on drums. It's big-hearted Australian alternative rock, built on chiming guitars, sturdy choruses and Robertson's earnest yelp, and it found a home at Mushroom Records.
The Hey Driver EP in 1999 carried "American Shoes", and the album Five Star Laundry followed in 2001 with "Hey Driver" and the brooding "Death Defy" on board. Shoot This came a year later in 2002, and its "Carry On" is a fist-in-the-air singalong that shows the band at its most open-hearted.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Motor Ace on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carry On | 1 | #29 | – | 2002 | |
| 2 | Hey Driver | 1 | #53 | – | 2001 | |
| 3 | American Shoes | 1 | #65 | – | 2000 | |
| 4 | Death Defy | 1 | #98 | – | 2000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29 | Carry On | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 |
| 2001 | 53 | Hey Driver | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 |
| 2000 | 65 | American Shoes | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 |
| 2000 | 98 | Death Defy | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 |
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