Artist · chart history
Rudimental
Band Hackney United Kingdom Formed 2010 UK pop / dance act
Rudimental formed in 2010 in Hackney, United Kingdom. Rudimental has 5 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2012–2015. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Not Giving In”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #16. The station that charted Rudimental most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2012.
Rudimental came out of Hackney, London, in 2010, a drum and bass crew and production team built around Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon "Locksmith" Rolle, with a knack for turning breakbeats into big, soulful pop. Their trick was the collaboration: they supply the rush of rolling breakbeats, and a guest singer supplies the heart.
The formula exploded in 2012 when "Feel the Love", with John Newman singing, went to number one in the UK and landed them a Brit nomination. "Not Giving In" paired Newman with Alex Clare, "Waiting All Night" with Ella Eyre gave them another UK chart-topper, and "Free" brought in Emeli Sandé. All of them ended up on Home, the 2013 debut album that went straight to number one in the UK and earned a Mercury Prize nomination.
They were built for a festival field, and the BBC duly named them the festival band of the summer. Since then they've collected a Brit Award and a MOBO for Best Album, and their records have gone platinum in the UK, Australia and beyond.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Rudimental on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not Giving In | 1 | #16 | – | 2012 | |
| 2 | Feel the Love | 1 | #20 | – | 2012 | |
| 3 | Waiting All Night | 1 | #24 | – | 2013 | |
| 4 | Free | 1 | #47 | – | 2013 | |
| 5 | Rumour Mill | 1 | #96 | – | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96 | Rumour Mill | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 |
| 2013 | 24 | Waiting All Night | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 |
| 2013 | 47 | Free | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 |
| 2012 | 16 | Not Giving In | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 |
| 2012 | 20 | Feel the Love | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 |
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