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Naked and Famous

Band Auckland New Zealand Formed 2007

Naked and Famous formed in 2007 in Auckland, New Zealand. Naked and Famous has 60 chart appearances on 43 radio countdowns from 30 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Young Blood”, which appears on 33 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted Naked and Famous most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.

60appearances

43countdowns

5songs charted

30stations

0#1 finishes

2010–2026years

The Naked and Famous came out of Auckland with a sound that splits the difference between indie band and synth-pop machine, and their debut, Passive Me, Aggressive You, arrived in 2010 sounding fully formed. Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers trade vocals over buzzing keyboards and guitars, and "Young Blood" is where it all clicks: a giddy, overdriven rush that sounds like being young and invincible. "Punching in a Dream" hits the same nerve with more grit.

By 2012 they had moved their base to Los Angeles, and In Rolling Waves followed in 2013, "Hearts Like Ours" among its songs, then Simple Forms in 2016 and Recover in 2020. Jesse Wood drummed with them until 2018, and at home they took the Aotearoa Music Award for Best Group. Today the band is the core pair of Xayalith and Powers.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Naked and Famous on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Young Blood	2,236	33	#2	–	2011
2	Punching in a Dream	931	18	#5	–	2011
3	Hearts Like Ours	213	5	#12	–	2013
4	Higher	94	3	#57	–	2016
5	Girls Like You	6	1	#98	–	2012

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.

10 11 12 13 16

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	36	Young Blood	101X 500 (2026)
2022	11	Young Blood	101X 500 (2022)
2022	366	Young Blood	X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2020	435	Young Blood	The DC101 Top 500
2020	49	Young Blood	The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s)
2020	76	Young Blood	102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s
2019	41	Young Blood	ALT 98.7 Top 98 ALT Songs of the Decade
2016	57	Higher	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2016
2016	70	Higher	96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2016
2016	74	Higher	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016
2014	448	Young Blood	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	1494	Punching in a Dream	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013	69	Hearts Like Ours	CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013
2013	76	Hearts Like Ours	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013
2013	12	Hearts Like Ours	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013
2013	77	Hearts Like Ours	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013
2013	80	Hearts Like Ours	WBER Listener Countdown 2013
2013	494	Young Blood	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013	1481	Punching in a Dream	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013	581	Young Blood	WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2012	83	Young Blood	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012
2012	98	Girls Like You	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2012
2011	13	Young Blood	KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2011
2011	32	Punching in a Dream	91X Top 91 Songs of 2011
2011	39	Young Blood	91X Top 91 Songs of 2011
2011	2	Young Blood	WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011
2011	19	Punching in a Dream	WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011
2011	55	Punching in a Dream	89X Top 89 Songs of 2011
2011	3	Young Blood	CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011	47	Punching in a Dream	CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011	30	Young Blood	102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011	69	Punching in a Dream	102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011	6	Young Blood	Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2011
2011	7 (tie)	Young Blood	WBER Listener Countdown 2011
2011	8	Young Blood	X96 Top 50 Songs of 2011
2011	10	Young Blood	KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2011
2011	14	Young Blood	X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011
2011	14	Young Blood	WERG Top 90 of 2011
2011	16	Young Blood	94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011
2011	17	Punching in a Dream	WLCA Top 89 of 2011
2011	18	Young Blood	99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2011
2011	20	Young Blood	KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011
2011	21	Punching in a Dream	Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2011
2011	26	Young Blood	97X Top 97 of 2011
2011	30	Young Blood	KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2011
2011	31	Young Blood	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011
2011	34	Punching in a Dream	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011
2011	35	Punching in a Dream	94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011
2011	36	Young Blood	WLCA Top 89 of 2011
2011	40	Punching in a Dream	99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2011
2011	42	Punching in a Dream	WERG Top 90 of 2011
2011	48	Young Blood	Rock 93.5 WARQ Top 93 of 2011
2011	50	Punching in a Dream	X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011
2011	50	Punching in a Dream	KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2011
2011	5	Punching in a Dream	WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2011
2011	18	Young Blood	WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2011
2011	752	Young Blood	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011	1979	Punching in a Dream	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010	34	Punching in a Dream	Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010
2010	38	Young Blood	Triple J Hottest 100 of 2010

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