Artist · chart history
Sarah Blasko
Solo artist Sydney Australia
Sarah Blasko is an artist from Sydney. Sarah Blasko has 8 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2004–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Flame Trees”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #15. The station that charted Sarah Blasko most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2009.
Sarah Blasko stepped out on her own in 2002 after years fronting the Sydney band Acquiesce and a short-lived duo called Sorija, and by 2004 she had a solo debut, The Overture & the Underscore, recording for the Dew Process label. It's a record that trades indie rock swagger for slow-burning nerve: a voice that can go from a whisper to a wounded ache inside a single line, guitars and arrangements that leave plenty of air around her. "Don't U Eva" and "Always Worth It" showed a songwriter more interested in tension than in big release.
She kept pushing. What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have in 2006 won her the ARIA for Best Pop Release, and As Day Follows Night in 2009 took Best Female Artist, a set so spare and clear that it later landed at No. 19 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums. A producer as well as a singer and songwriter, she also gave David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" a reading of her own. More albums followed, but that 2004 to 2009 run is where she proved a quiet record could hit as hard as a loud one.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Sarah Blasko on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flame Trees | 1 | #15 | – | 2005 | |
| 2 | Don't U Eva | 1 | #27 | – | 2004 | |
| 3 | We Won't Run | 1 | #28 | – | 2009 | |
| 4 | All I Want | 1 | #29 | – | 2009 | |
| 5 | Life on Mars? (originally by David Bowie) | 1 | #57 | – | – | |
| 6 | Always On This Line | 1 | #58 | – | 2006 | |
| 7 | Always Worth It | 1 | #65 | – | 2005 | |
| 8 | Explain | 1 | #79 | – | 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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 57 | Life on Mars? (originally by David Bowie) | Triple J Hottest 100 of Like a Version (2023) |
| 2009 | 28 | We Won't Run | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 |
| 2009 | 29 | All I Want | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 |
| 2006 | 58 | Always On This Line | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
| 2006 | 79 | Explain | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
| 2005 | 15 | Flame Trees | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 |
| 2005 | 65 | Always Worth It | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 |
| 2004 | 27 | Don't U Eva | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 |
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