Artist · chart history
People in Planes
Band Cardiff Formed 2005
People in Planes formed in 2005 in Cardiff. People in Planes has 7 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2009. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Last Man Standing”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #19. The station that charted People in Planes most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2009.
People in Planes were a Welsh alternative rock band from Porthcawl, and they went through a couple of names before landing on the right one: first Robots in the Sky, then Tetra Splendour, the version that moved to Cardiff, and after 2003 People in Planes. The new name came from the band's fixation on air travel, which also crept into their song titles and lyrics.
Gareth Jones sang, Peter Roberts played guitar, Kris Blight bass, John Maloney drums and Ian Russell keyboards, and they signed with Wind-up Records. Their self-titled 2005 EP brought "If You Talk Too Much (My Head Will Explode)", a song whose title sums up the band's knack for anxious, sky-high choruses, all jittery guitars climbing toward a big release. They grounded the plane for good in 2013.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by People in Planes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Last Man Standing | 3 | #19 | – | 2009 | |
| 2 | Light for the Deadvines | 1 | #26 | – | 2009 | |
| 3 | If You Talk Too Much (My Head Will Explode) | 3 | #89 | – | 2006 |
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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