Artist · chart history
Said The Whale
Band Vancouver Formed 2006
Said The Whale formed in 2006 in Vancouver. Said The Whale has 6 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2021. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Love You”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #61. The station that charted Said The Whale most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
Said the Whale are a Vancouver indie rock band with two captains at the wheel: Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft founded the group and split the songwriting, the guitars and the lead vocals between them. That double-headed setup is the whole charm, two voices and two sensibilities tugging the same cart in slightly different directions, and the records come out shaggy, warm and friendly as a porch party.
They started with Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia in 2008 and Islands Disappear in 2009, and the 2011 Juno Awards named them New Group of the Year. Little Mountain followed in 2012 with "Heavy Ceiling", and a year later hawaiii brought "I Love You", a title about as unguarded as indie rock gets. As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide arrived in 2017, then Cascadia in 2019 with "Unamerican", and Dandelion in 2021.
Today Worcester and Bancroft are joined by Jaycelyn Brown on keyboards and vocals, Lincoln Hotchen on bass and Spencer Schoening on drums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Said The Whale on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Love You | 2 | #61 | – | 2013 | |
| 2 | Honey Lungs | 1 | #61 | – | 2021 | |
| 3 | Mother | 1 | #86 | – | 2013 | |
| 4 | Unamerican | 1 | #96 | – | – | |
| 5 | Heavy Ceiling | 1 | #101 | – | 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61 | Honey Lungs | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2021 |
| 2020 | 96 | Unamerican | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s |
| 2013 | 61 | I Love You | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 98 | I Love You | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 86 | Mother | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013 |
| 2011 | 101 | Heavy Ceiling | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 |
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