Artist · chart history
Pinback
Band San Diego United States Formed 1998 US indie rock band
Pinback formed in 1998 in San Diego, United States. Pinback has 7 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2012. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Fortress”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #16. The station that charted Pinback most often is 88.3 The Sting (Cleveland, OH), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2005.
Pinback formed in San Diego in 1998 around Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow, two singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists who have been the band's only constant members. Together they make a quiet, intricate kind of indie rock: interlocking bass and guitar lines, two voices weaving around each other, and melodies that sneak up on you instead of charging in.
"Fortress", from the 2004 EP Too Many Shadows, is them at their most compact, a tightly wound track where the melancholy and the momentum pull in opposite directions until the chorus lets them meet. They record for Temporary Residence Limited, and along the way they've made five studio albums and several other releases, with Cameron Jones and Terrin Durfey also in the lineup at points.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Pinback on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortress | 5 | #16 | – | 2005 | |
| 2 | Non Photo-Blue | 1 | #60 | – | 2005 | |
| 3 | Information Retrieved | 1 | #91 | – | 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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 91 | Information Retrieved | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012 |
| 2009 | 817 | Fortress | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade |
| 2005 | 74 | Fortress | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 16 | Fortress | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 60 (tie) | Non Photo-Blue | WBER Listener Countdown 2005 |
| 2005 | 218 | Fortress | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 |
| 2004 | 19 | Fortress | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 |
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