Artist · chart history
Murmurs
Band New York United States Active 1991–1998
Murmurs formed in 1991 in New York, United States and was active until 1998. Murmurs has 6 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1994–2021. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “You Suck”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #52. The station that charted Murmurs most often is 102.7 WEQX (Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.
The Murmurs began in 1991 as two drama students harmonizing on the side: Leisha Hailey and Heather Grody, also known as Heather Reid, were both studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York when they started playing as a duo. Their first record, Who Are We, came out that same year on Arcadia Records, the label run by William Basinski, and the pair built a following around Manhattan's East Village.
MCA signed them in 1994 and released The Murmurs that year. "You Suck" was the one radio grabbed, a snotty, sing-song kiss-off with harmonies sweet enough to make the insult sting twice, and it put them on the national map. At home it stalled at number 89, but in Norway it went all the way to number one and went platinum.
In 1997 they grew into a four-piece, adding Sheri Ozeki on bass and Sherri Solinger on drums, and released Pristine Smut that year and Blender the next. Hailey and Grody later regrouped in 2001 as Gush, trading the pop polish for a scrappier indie rock sound.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Murmurs on radio countdowns
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 465 | You Suck | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s |
| 1998 | 92 | La Di Da | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998 |
| 1997 | 102.7 | I'm a Mess | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 |
| 1995 | 52 | You Suck | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 |
| 1994 | 77 | You Suck | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 |
| 1994 | 88 | You Suck | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 |
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