Artist · chart history
Pnau
Band Sydney Australia Formed 1999
Pnau formed in 1999 in Sydney, Australia. Pnau has 7 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2007–2019. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Go Bang”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #7. The station that charted Pnau most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2008.
Pnau came out of Sydney as the duo of Nick Littlemore, on vocals and production, and Peter Mayes, on guitar and production, and their 1999 debut, Sambanova, won the ARIA for Best Dance Release. Their self-titled third album in 2007 was the real breakout, a sunny, sticky set of dance-pop with "Embrace", "Baby" and "Wild Strawberries" among its songs, and it also landed in the hands of Elton John, who liked it enough to sign them.
That began a long, heavily publicized apprenticeship. John had a hand in Soft Universe in 2011, which brought "The Truth", and in 2012 the pair released Good Morning to the Night, remaking his hits in their own image. Meanwhile Nick Littlemore was also busy as one half of Empire of the Sun.
In 2016 Nick's brother Sam Littlemore joined as a third member, and the new lineup put out "Chameleon" that November as the first single from Changa. That song and "Go Bang" are Pnau at their most euphoric, all bright synths and hooks built to be shouted back at a stage.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Pnau on radio countdowns
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36 | Solid Gold | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2017 | 7 | Go Bang | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 |
| 2016 | 11 | Chameleon | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 |
| 2011 | 80 | The Truth | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 |
| 2008 | 12 | Embrace | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 |
| 2008 | 54 | Baby | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 |
| 2007 | 100 | Wild Strawberries | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 |
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