Artist · chart history
Scissor Sisters
Band New York United States Formed 2001
Scissor Sisters formed in 2001 in New York, United States. Scissor Sisters has 33 chart appearances on 23 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Take Your Mama”, which appears on 16 lists with a best position of #23. The station that charted Scissor Sisters most often is Virgin Radio (United Kingdom), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
Scissor Sisters came roaring out of New York City's gay nightlife scene with Jake Shears and Ana Matronic on lead vocals, Babydaddy on bass, Del Marquis on guitar and Paddy Boom on drums. Their calling card was a disco version of "Comfortably Numb" that turned the gloom into a glitterball, earned a Grammy nomination and topped the charts, and their self-titled 2004 debut on Polydor followed it up with a party that didn't stop.
That album is glam rock, disco and electroclash poured into one very tall glass: "Take Your Mama" struts like a piano-pounding singalong that wandered into a nightclub, "Laura" and "Mary" swoon, and "Filthy/Gorgeous" gave them a number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs. In the UK it went to number one and became the best-selling album of 2004, then went nine-times platinum and won 3 BRIT Awards in 2005, with all five singles going top 20. Bono called them the best pop group in the world.
Ta-Dah, in 2006, gave them a second UK number one album and their first UK number one single, "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'". Randy Real took over the drums in 2008, Night Work in 2010 leaned harder into the club, and Magic Hour arrived in May 2012. Along the way they worked with Elton John and Kylie Minogue, and built a reputation for wild, boundary-pushing live shows.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Scissor Sisters on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take Your Mama | 16 | #23 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | I Don't Feel Like Dancin' | 6 | #5 | – | 2006 | |
| 3 | Laura | 5 | #58 | – | 2004 | |
| 4 | Comfortably Numb | 2 | #92 | – | 2004 | |
| 5 | Fire with Fire | 1 | #30 | – | 2010 | |
| 6 | Take Me Out | 1 | #44 | – | 2004 | |
| 7 | Filthy Gorgeous | 1 | #83 | – | 2005 | |
| 8 | Mary | 1 | #420 | – | – |
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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