Artist · chart history
Orbital
Band Sevenoaks United Kingdom Formed 1989 UK techno group
Orbital formed in 1989 in Sevenoaks, United Kingdom. Orbital has 11 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1994–1999. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Box”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #7. The station that charted Orbital most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1996.
11appearances
9countdowns
5songs charted
5stations
0#1 finishes
1994–1999years
Songs by Orbital on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Box | 7 | #7 | – | 1996 | |
| 2 | Style | 1 | #15 | – | 1999 | |
| 3 | Are We Here?-Industry Standard? | 1 | #31 | – | 1994 | |
| 4 | Out There Somewhere | 1 | #47 | – | 1996 | |
| 5 | Halcyon & On & On | 1 | #1013 | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15 | Style | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1999 |
| 1999 | 370 | The Box | 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) |
| 1999 | 491 | The Box | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) |
| 1999 | 1013 | Halcyon & On & On | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) |
| 1996 | 85 | The Box | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 |
| 1996 | 71 | The Box | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 |
| 1996 | 19 | The Box | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1996 |
| 1996 | 70 | The Box | The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 |
| 1996 | 7 | The Box | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996 |
| 1996 | 47 | Out There Somewhere | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996 |
| 1994 | 31 | Are We Here?-Industry Standard? | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 |