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Phantom Planet

Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1994 US rock band

Phantom Planet formed in 1994 in Los Angeles, United States. Phantom Planet has 45 chart appearances on 34 radio countdowns from 18 stations on RockLists, spanning 2002–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Big Brat”, which appears on 23 lists with a best position of #20. The station that charted Phantom Planet most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 19 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.

45appearances
34countdowns
5songs charted
18stations
0#1 finishes
2002–2024years

Phantom Planet came together in Los Angeles in 1994 with Alex Greenwald singing and playing rhythm guitar, Darren Robinson on lead guitar, Sam Farrar on bass and a drummer named Jason Schwartzman, who stayed behind the kit until 2003 before acting took over his life. The Guest, in 2002, was the one that made their name, a sunny, polished pop rock record, and "California" on it became the theme song for the TV series The O.C.

Then they swerved. The self-titled 2004 album traded the polish for something rawer and more jagged, and "Big Brat" snarled where "California" had smiled. In November 2008 a blog post announced an indefinite break, no more gigs and no more records, and played their last gig that December in Los Angeles. They turned up for a handful of one-off shows between 2011 and 2013, and in 2019 came back for good.

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

Songs by Phantom Planet on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Big Brat
869		 23 #20 – 2004
2 California
391		 13 #29 – 2002
3 Lonely Day
135		 2 #50 – 2002
4 Do The Panic
80		 6 #92 – 2008
5 Only One
38		 1 #41 – 2020

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.

02 04 08 20

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2024 1024 California The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century
2023 104 California The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places
2022 366 California 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2022 389 Lonely Day 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2020 41 Only One WBER Listener Countdown 2020
2014 771 Big Brat CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1960 Do The Panic CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 747 Big Brat CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1882 Do The Panic CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 715 Big Brat CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1819 Do The Panic CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 693 Big Brat CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1745 Do The Panic CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 534 California WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 705 Big Brat CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1711 Do The Panic CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1966 California CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 92 (tie) Do The Panic WBER Listener Countdown 2008
2008 712 Big Brat CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1940 California CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 672 Big Brat CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1940 California CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2005 1964 California CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1975 Big Brat CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 665 California 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 94 Big Brat KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004
2004 82 Big Brat 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004
2004 69 Big Brat Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 79 Big Brat WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 72 Big Brat The End Top 77 Songs of 2004
2004 71 Big Brat 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004
2004 20 Big Brat CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 66 Big Brat Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 70 Big Brat CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004
2004 82 Big Brat The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004
2004 104 Big Brat Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004
2004 41 (tie) Big Brat WBER Listener Countdown 2004
2004 46 Big Brat 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004
2004 93 Big Brat Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 1983 Big Brat CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2002 69 California Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 72 California Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 93 California The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002
2002 29 (tie) California WBER Listener Countdown 2002
2002 50 (tie) Lonely Day WBER Listener Countdown 2002

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