Artist · chart history
Royel Otis
Band Sydney Formed 2019
Royel Otis formed in 2019 in Sydney. Royel Otis has 42 chart appearances on 30 radio countdowns from 22 stations on RockLists, spanning 2023–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “moody”, which appears on 21 lists with a best position of #5. The station that charted Royel Otis most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2025.
Royel Otis is the Sydney duo of Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic, together since 2019, and they make indie pop that keeps wandering off into new wave, post-punk and psychedelic side streets without losing the hook. Pavlovic sings lead and plays piano and bass; Maddell handles guitar, bass and synths and backs him up, and the two of them sound like a band that grew up on scratchy guitar singles and never quite got over them.
A run of EPs, Going Kokomo among them with "Sofa King", led to the debut album, Pratts & Pain, in February 2024, with "Heading for the Door", "Foam" and "Fried Rice". They also cut a Like a Version take on "Murder on the Dancefloor", and the 2024 ARIA Music Awards handed them four trophies. The second album, Hickey, landed in August 2025, carrying "moody", "Car", "Who's Your Boyfriend" and "Say Something", sharper and more confident, the sound of a duo that knows people are listening now.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Royel Otis on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | moody | 21 | #5 | – | 2025 | |
| 2 | Murder on the Dancefloor | 5 | #23 | – | 2024 | |
| 3 | Who's Your Boyfriend | 4 | #35 | – | 2025 | |
| 4 | Sofa King | 3 | #21 | – | 2024 | |
| 5 | Foam | 2 | #44 | – | 2024 | |
| 6 | Murder on the Dancefloor (Like a Version) | 1 | #2 | – | 2024 | |
| 7 | Car | 1 | #21 | – | 2025 | |
| 8 | Heading for the Door | 1 | #39 | – | 2024 | |
| 9 | Say Something | 1 | #54 | – | 2025 | |
| 10 | If Our Love Is Dead | 2 | #86 | – | 2024 | |
| 11 | Fried Rice | 1 | #77 | – | 2024 |
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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