Artist · chart history
Screaming Jets
Band Newcastle Australia Formed 1989
Screaming Jets formed in 1989 in Newcastle, Australia. Screaming Jets has 4 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1995–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Better”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #15. The station that charted Screaming Jets most often is Triple M (Australia (national network)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.
The Screaming Jets came roaring out of Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1989, built by Grant Walmsley, Dave Gleeson, Paul Woseen, Brad Heaney and Richard Lara from the ashes of Aspect, a band some of them had started back in high school. What they played was hard rock with no apologies: loud, sweaty and built to be played at full tilt.
All for One, from 1991, carried "Better", the anthem that reached number four on the Australian singles chart: a big, surging riff and a chorus that practically begs to be bellowed back. Tear of Thought in 1992 kept up the pace, with "Helping Hand" among its highlights. The self-titled record that followed brought "Sad Song", and they were still at it decades later with Professional Misconduct in 2023.
The lineup has churned over the years, with Jimi Hocking, Craig Rosevear, Izmet Osmanovich, Col Hatchman, Mickl Sayers and Scott Kingman all passing through or settling in. Walmsley eventually left to form his own band, and Woseen stepped out in 2013 with an acoustic solo album, Bombido.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Screaming Jets on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better | 2 | #15 | – | – | |
| 2 | Helping Hand | 1 | #56 | – | – | |
| 3 | Sad Song | 1 | #61 | – | 1995 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | Better | Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) |
| 2018 | 15 | Better | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) |
| 2018 | 56 | Helping Hand | Triple M Ozzest 100 (2018) |
| 1995 | 61 | Sad Song | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 |
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