Artist · chart history
Pollyanna
Band Sydney Australia Active 1994–2002 Australian alternative rock band
Pollyanna formed in 1994 in Sydney, Australia and was active until 2002. Pollyanna has 3 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1995–1998. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Lemonsuck”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #58. The station that charted Pollyanna most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.
Pollyanna were a Sydney indie rock band with a gift for fuzzy, bittersweet guitar pop. Serge Luca and Matt Handley were among the members, and the Junior EP, which carried "Pale Grey Eyes", arrived in 1995.
Their debut album, Long Player, followed in 1996 and did best of anything they made, climbing to No. 31 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It also earned them two nominations at that year's ARIA Music Awards, for Breakthrough Artist – Album and Best Alternative Release, and it had "Lemonsuck", as sour and sweet as its name. Hello Halo came in 1997 with "Cinnamon Lip", then Delta City Skies in 1999 and Didn't Feel a Thing in 2001.
That fourth album was the last. Pollyanna broke up in 2002.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Pollyanna on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lemonsuck | 1 | #58 | – | 1995 | |
| 2 | Pale Grey Eyes | 1 | #68 | – | 1995 | |
| 3 | Cinnamon Lip | 1 | #69 | – | 1998 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69 | Cinnamon Lip | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 |
| 1995 | 58 | Lemonsuck | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 |
| 1995 | 68 | Pale Grey Eyes | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 |
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