Artist · chart history
New Politics
Band Copenhagen Denmark Formed 2009
New Politics formed in 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. New Politics has 53 chart appearances on 44 radio countdowns from 25 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Harlem”, which appears on 17 lists with a best position of #5. The station that charted New Politics most often is The Buzz (Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
New Politics formed in Copenhagen in 2009, a Danish band with a sound that jams punk, pop and electronic dance rock into the same overloaded blender. David Boyd sings and plays guitar, Søren Hansen handles guitar, bass, keyboards and electronics, and Louis Vecchio joined in 2011 on drums and percussion.
Their self-titled debut in 2010 announced them with "Yeah Yeah Yeah", a shout-along blast of pure adrenaline, and A Bad Girl in Harlem in 2013 delivered "Harlem", a strutting, chant-along stomp that remains the song they're best known for. They kept up the pace: Vikings in 2015, Lost in Translation in 2017 with "One of Us", and, in 2019, An Invitation to an Alternate Reality, five albums in all. Big choruses, bouncing beats and not a trace of Scandinavian gloom.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by New Politics on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlem | 17 | #5 | – | 2013 | |
| 2 | Yeah Yeah Yeah | 16 | #14 | – | 2010 | |
| 3 | One of Us | 4 | #13 | – | 2017 | |
| 4 | Dignity | 7 | #27 | – | 2010 | |
| 5 | Everywhere I Go | 3 | #17 | – | 2014 | |
| 6 | West End Kids | 2 | #42 | – | 2015 | |
| 7 | Tonight You're Perfect | 2 | #24 | – | 2014 | |
| 8 | Girl Crush | 1 | #92 | – | 2015 | |
| 9 | Everywhere I Go (Kings & Queens | 1 | #103 | – | 2014 |
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.
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