Artist · chart history
Pop ETC
Band Berkeley Formed 2005 formerly known as The Morning Benders
Pop ETC formed in 2005 in Berkeley. Pop ETC has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2015–2016. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “What Am I Becoming”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #12. The station that charted Pop ETC most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2016.
Pop Etc started out in Berkeley, California, in 2005 under another name entirely: for their first run they were the Morning Benders, a sweet-toothed indie outfit that later picked up and moved to Brooklyn. The debut, Talking Through Tin Cans, came out on +1 Records in 2008 and was named the best indie and alternative album of 2008 by iTunes, and the band spent those years on the road opening for the likes of Grizzly Bear, Death Cab for Cutie, the Kooks and Broken Bells. Their second album, Big Echo, won them serious critical love in 2010.
In March 2012 they changed the name, after learning that "bender" works as a slur in Britain and elsewhere, and by then they were on Rough Trade. Christopher Chu, Jonathan Chu and Julian Harmon made Souvenir in 2016, a record of shimmering, lovesick indie pop that gave them "Running in Circles" and the wistful "What Am I Becoming".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Pop ETC on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What Am I Becoming | 2 | #12 | – | 2016 | |
| 2 | Running in Circles | 1 | #72 | – | 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 83 | What Am I Becoming | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016 |
| 2016 | 12 | What Am I Becoming | SiriusXM Alt Nation's 36 Biggest Alternative Songs of 2016 |
| 2015 | 72 | Running in Circles | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015 |
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