Artist · chart history
Ruel
Solo artist Isleworth Australia Australian singer and songwriter
Ruel is an artist from Isleworth. Ruel has 10 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2018–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Painkiller”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #22. The station that charted Ruel most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
Ruel, born Ruel Vincent van Dijk in 2002, is a Sydney singer and songwriter who was making polished, grown-up pop soul while most kids his age were still figuring out their locker combinations. The Ready EP in 2018 brought "Younger" and "Dazed & Confused", and that second song won him the Breakthrough Artist award at the 2018 ARIA Music Awards.
"Don't Tell Me" became one of his best-known singles, 2019 brought "Painkiller", "Face to Face" and "Free Time", and "As Long as You Care" arrived on the Bright Lights, Red Eyes EP in 2020: smooth, sad-eyed songs sung with a composure well beyond his years.
His debut studio album, 4th Wall, finally landed on 3 March 2023, with "Growing Up Is" and "I Don't Wanna Be Like You" on it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Ruel on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Painkiller | 2 | #22 | – | 2019 | |
| 2 | Face to Face | 1 | #38 | – | 2019 | |
| 3 | As Long as You Care | 1 | #45 | – | 2020 | |
| 4 | Growing Up Is | 1 | #47 | – | 2022 | |
| 5 | Free Time | 1 | #49 | – | 2019 | |
| 6 | I Don't Wanna Be Like You | 1 | #77 | – | 2023 | |
| 7 | Dazed & Confused | 2 | #89 | – | 2018 | |
| 8 | Younger | 1 | #87 | – | 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 77 | I Don't Wanna Be Like You | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023 |
| 2022 | 47 | Growing Up Is | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2022 |
| 2020 | 45 | As Long as You Care | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 |
| 2020 | 83 | Painkiller | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) |
| 2020 | 99 | Dazed & Confused | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) |
| 2019 | 22 | Painkiller | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2019 | 38 | Face to Face | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2019 | 49 | Free Time | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
| 2018 | 87 | Younger | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 |
| 2018 | 89 | Dazed & Confused | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 |
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