Artist · chart history
Rogue Wave
Band Oakland United States Formed 2002
Rogue Wave formed in 2002 in Oakland, United States. Rogue Wave has 20 chart appearances on 17 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “California Bride”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #45. The station that charted Rogue Wave most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
Rogue Wave started with a pink slip. Zach Schwartz, who goes by Zach Rogue, lost his job in the dot-com bust and built the Oakland band around his songs, putting out the first album, Out of the Shadow, privately in 2003 before it got a proper release in 2004. That fall they hit the road for a national tour of the US, and the band grew around Rogue with Patrick Spurgeon, Golden Gram and Evan Farrell among its members.
Their indie rock is warm and wistful, all chiming guitars and bittersweet melodies, the sound of a guy who found his calling the hard way. Asleep at Heaven's Gate, in 2007, brought "Lake Michigan", and Permalight, in 2010, gave radio "Good Morning" and "Solitary Gun". They've recorded for labels including Sub Pop and Brushfire Records, and their most recent album, Cover Me, came out on February 17, 2017.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Rogue Wave on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Bride | 4 | #45 | – | 2016 | |
| 2 | Lake Michigan | 8 | #66 | – | 2008 | |
| 3 | Solitary Gun | 4 | #44 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | Let My Love Open the Door | 1 | #361 | – | – | |
| 5 | Good Morning | 1 | #48 | – | 2010 | |
| 6 | College | 1 | #73 | – | 2013 | |
| 7 | Publish My Love | 1 | #132 | – | 2006 |
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.
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