Silversun Pickups
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Artist · chart history · #323 in alternative artist polls

Silversun Pickups

Band Los Angeles United States Formed 2002

Silversun Pickups formed in 2002 in Los Angeles, United States. Silversun Pickups has 272 chart appearances on 181 radio countdowns from 57 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Lazy Eye”, which appears on 54 lists and was voted number one three times. In total the artist has topped 6 countdowns. The station that charted Silversun Pickups most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 43 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2009.

272appearances
181countdowns
29songs charted
57stations
6#1 finishes
2006–2026years

Silversun Pickups came out of Los Angeles as a four-piece of Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao and Joe Lester, and they made a sound that seemed to arrive already bruised: fuzz-soaked, churning guitars, a rhythm section that surges and pulls back like a tide, and a high, keening vocal slicing through the haze.

The Pikul EP came first, in July 2005, and their debut album, Carnavas, followed on Dangerbird on July 26, 2006. "Lazy Eye" is the one that broke them, a woozy, fuzz-choked slow burn, with "Well Thought Out Twinkles" and "Little Lover's So Polite" alongside. Swoon, in April 2009, was bigger and more lush, with "Panic Switch", "The Royal We" and "Substitution", and in 2010 they were nominated for the Grammy for Best New Artist.

They have kept a steady pace since: Neck of the Woods in May 2012, with "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)" and "The Pit", Better Nature in September 2015, with "Nightlight" and "Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)", Widow's Weeds in 2019, Physical Thrills in 2022 and Tenterhooks in February 2026. On the countdowns, "Lazy Eye" and "Panic Switch" have both finished on top, and they still sound like a storm rolling in.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Silversun Pickups on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Lazy Eye
3,630
54 #1 3 2007
2 Panic Switch
3,602
59 #1 3 2009
3 The Royal We
1,468
24 #5 – 2010
4 Well Thought Out Twinkles
1,169
22 #11 – 2007
5 Substitution
1,039
26 #18 – 2009
6 The Pit
888
19 #6 – 2012
7 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)
659
11 #7 – 2012
8 Nightlight
439
8 #18 – 2015
9 Little Lover's So Polite
363
7 #57 – 2008
10 Circadian Rhythm
253
4 #10 – 2016
11 Doesn't Matter Why
239
5 #11 – 2019
12 Cannibal
234
6 #34 – 2014
13 Bloody Mary
155
3 #20 – 2012
14 Empty Nest
141
2 #5 – 2023
15 Scared Together
109
3 #21 – 2022
16 Panic Switch (Album Version)
93
1 #8 – 2010
17 Connection
84
1 #20 – 2016
18 Currency of Love
73
1 #25 – 2010
19 There's No Secrets This Year
70
2 #46 – 2010
20 Nightlife
70
1 #31 – 2015
21 Dots And Dashes (Enough Already)
67
2 #53 – 2013
22 Toy Soldiers
53
1 #51 – 2020
23 Don't Know Yet
53
3 #47 – 2019
24 It Doesn't Matter
38
1 #57 – 2019
25 Kissing Families
35
1 #409 – –
26 Dots and Dashes
35
1 #68 – 2013
27 The Wreckage
33
1 #611 – –
28 Latchkey Kids
21
1 #73 – 2017
29 Broken Bottles
9
1 #95 – 2012

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#SongCountdown
2026 195 Lazy Eye 101X 500 (2026)
2026 221 Panic Switch 101X 500 (2026)
2026 611 The Wreckage KXT 917 Song Countdown
2026 659 Panic Switch KXT 917 Song Countdown
2026 105 Lazy Eye The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound
2025 69 Lazy Eye 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century
2025 126 Lazy Eye 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now
2025 599 Panic Switch 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century
2025 313 Lazy Eye The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs
2025 367 Lazy Eye WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far)
2025 528 Panic Switch WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far)
2024 94 Lazy Eye The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century
2024 261 Lazy Eye WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2023 56 Empty Nest The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2023
2023 5 Empty Nest WEQX Top 102.7 of 2023
2023 204 Lazy Eye WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2023 290 Panic Switch WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2023 379 Lazy Eye WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023
2022 21 Scared Together 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022
2022 85 Scared Together WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2022
2022 94 Scared Together WEQX Top 102.7 of 2022
2022 191 Panic Switch 101X 500 (2022)
2022 192 Lazy Eye 101X 500 (2022)
2022 373 Lazy Eye The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time
2022 485 Panic Switch X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022 837 Lazy Eye WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022
2022 352 Lazy Eye 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2022 401 Panic Switch 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2020 51 Toy Soldiers WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2020
2020 66 Don't Know Yet 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2020
2020 372 Panic Switch The DC101 Top 500
2020 95 Panic Switch The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s)
2020 22 Panic Switch The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade
2019 57 It Doesn't Matter 91X Top 91 Songs of 2019
2019 75 Don't Know Yet 91X Top 91 Songs of 2019
2019 11 Doesn't Matter Why CD101 Top 50 Songs of 2019
2019 47 Don't Know Yet CD101 Top 50 Songs of 2019
2019 26 Doesn't Matter Why Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2019
2019 44 Doesn't Matter Why X96 Top 50 Songs of 2019
2019 47 Doesn't Matter Why WERS Top 88 Songs of 2019
2019 58 Doesn't Matter Why WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2019
2019 173 Lazy Eye WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2019 191 Lazy Eye KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 315 Panic Switch WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2019 409 Kissing Families KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2018 615 Lazy Eye The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018 829 Panic Switch WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018
2017 73 Latchkey Kids 91X Top 91 Songs of 2017
2016 49 Circadian Rhythm 91X Top 91 Songs of 2016
2016 10 Circadian Rhythm CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016
2016 41 Circadian Rhythm The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016
2016 65 Nightlight The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016
2016 20 Connection WBER Listener Countdown 2016
2016 47 Circadian Rhythm WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016
2015 51 Nightlight 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015
2015 30 Nightlight 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015
2015 18 Nightlight CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015
2015 31 Nightlife The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015
2015 35 Nightlight WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2015
2015 37 Nightlight WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2015
2015 58 Nightlight WERS Top 88 Songs of 2015
2015 59 Nightlight WEQX Top 102.7 of 2015
2015 208 Lazy Eye WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2015 257 Panic Switch WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014 50 Cannibal 91X Top 91 Songs of 2014
2014 61 Cannibal CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014
2014 53 Cannibal The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014
2014 34 Cannibal WBER Listener Countdown 2014
2014 49 Cannibal WCYY Top 50 CYY Songs of 2014
2014 71 Cannibal 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2014
2014 341 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 678 Little Lover's So Polite CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 697 The Pit CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 965 Well Thought Out Twinkles CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1063 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1327 The Royal We CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1978 Substitution CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 204 Lazy Eye WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2014 262 Panic Switch WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2013 45 The Pit 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013
2013 53 Dots And Dashes (Enough Already) CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013
2013 41 The Pit The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013
2013 83 Dots And Dashes (Enough Already) The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013
2013 6 The Pit 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2013
2013 24 The Pit 97X Top 97 of 2013
2013 26 The Pit WCYY Year End Top 50 of 2013
2013 68 Dots and Dashes WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013
2013 78 The Pit 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013
2013 369 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 697 Little Lover's So Polite CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 950 Well Thought Out Twinkles CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1329 The Royal We CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1349 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1957 The Pit CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 352 Lazy Eye WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 546 Panic Switch WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2012 39 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2012
2012 55 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) 91X Top 91 Songs of 2012
2012 76 The Pit 91X Top 91 Songs of 2012
2012 11 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012
2012 40 The Pit CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012
2012 19 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) 102.1 The Edge Top 50 New Rock Songs of 2012
2012 25 Bloody Mary The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012
2012 73 The Pit The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012
2012 7 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012
2012 15 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012
2012 20 Bloody Mary X96 Top 50 Songs of 2012
2012 28 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012
2012 32 The Pit Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2012
2012 38 (tie) Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) WBER Listener Countdown 2012
2012 38 The Pit WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2012
2012 39 The Pit 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012
2012 39 The Pit WEQX Top 102.7 of 2012
2012 43 Bloody Mary Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2012
2012 44 The Pit 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012
2012 48 The Pit 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2012
2012 66 Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2012
2012 67 The Pit 97X Top 97 Songs of 2012
2012 86 The Pit WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2012
2012 95 Broken Bottles WEQX Top 102.7 of 2012
2011 56 Panic Switch 97X Top 97 of 2011
2011 379 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 746 Little Lover's So Polite CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 950 Well Thought Out Twinkles CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1363 The Royal We CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 89 Lazy Eye 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s
2010 23 The Royal We 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010
2010 42 Panic Switch 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010
2010 86 Substitution 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010
2010 8 Panic Switch (Album Version) Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 62 Substitution Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 17 The Royal We WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 18 Substitution WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 27 The Royal We CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 18 The Royal We 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010
2010 35 Substitution 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010
2010 25 The Royal We The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010
2010 5 The Royal We 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2010
2010 6 The Royal We KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 12 The Royal We Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 14 The Royal We 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010
2010 14 The Royal We WLCA Top 89 of 2010
2010 18 The Royal We 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010
2010 19 Panic Switch 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010
2010 21 The Royal We X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010
2010 25 Currency of Love WLCA Top 89 of 2010
2010 27 The Royal We KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010
2010 30 The Royal We 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010
2010 33 The Royal We FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010
2010 34 Panic Switch 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010
2010 42 The Royal We 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010
2010 46 (tie) There's No Secrets This Year WBER Listener Countdown 2010
2010 47 The Royal We Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010
2010 51 Substitution Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 53 The Royal We WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010
2010 55 Panic Switch KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010
2010 57 The Royal We 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010
2010 64 The Royal We Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010
2010 75 Substitution 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010
2010 77 Substitution WERG Top 90 of 2010
2010 90 Substitution KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010
2010 400 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 901 Little Lover's So Polite CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 991 Well Thought Out Twinkles CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1780 The Royal We CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 78 Lazy Eye 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2010 166 Panic Switch 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2010 130 Lazy Eye 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade
2010 160 Panic Switch 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade
2009 2 Panic Switch KROQ Top 20 Songs of 2009
2009 5 Panic Switch 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009
2009 56 Substitution 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009
2009 5 Panic Switch Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 68 Substitution Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 3 Panic Switch WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 50 Substitution WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 27 Panic Switch 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009
2009 3 Panic Switch CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 68 Substitution CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 1 Panic Switch 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009
2009 34 Substitution 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009
2009 4 Panic Switch The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009
2009 56 Substitution The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009
2009 1 Panic Switch KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009
2009 2 Panic Switch KSLG Top 94 of 2009
2009 2 Panic Switch 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009
2009 3 Panic Switch FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009
2009 3 Panic Switch WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009
2009 4 Panic Switch WVBR Top 93 of 2009
2009 5 Panic Switch X103.9 Top Songs of 2009
2009 6 Panic Switch Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009
2009 7 Panic Switch WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2009
2009 7 Panic Switch X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009
2009 10 Panic Switch WCYY Top 50 of 2009
2009 11 Panic Switch 96X Top 30 of 2009
2009 12 Panic Switch 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009
2009 14 Panic Switch 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009
2009 14 Panic Switch WBER Listener Countdown 2009
2009 16 Panic Switch WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009
2009 20 Panic Switch WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009
2009 24 Panic Switch 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009
2009 27 Substitution KSLG Top 94 of 2009
2009 33 Substitution WVBR Top 93 of 2009
2009 35 Substitution X103.9 Top Songs of 2009
2009 36 Substitution Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009
2009 37 Panic Switch WERG Top 90 of 2009
2009 41 Substitution WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009
2009 45 Panic Switch Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009
2009 50 Substitution 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009
2009 51 Substitution Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2009
2009 62 Panic Switch 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2009
2009 67 Panic Switch WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2009
2009 78 Substitution 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009
2009 83 Panic Switch The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009
2009 86 There's No Secrets This Year WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009
2009 89 Substitution Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009
2009 94 Substitution 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009
2009 101 Panic Switch 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009
2009 95 Panic Switch Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009
2009 1 Panic Switch WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009
2009 50 Substitution WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009
2009 429 Lazy Eye Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 498 Panic Switch Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 404 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1040 Well Thought Out Twinkles CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1155 Little Lover's So Polite CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 15 Lazy Eye WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2009 97 Panic Switch WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2008 82 Lazy Eye KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008
2008 56 Well Thought Out Twinkles 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008
2008 30 Well Thought Out Twinkles KSLG Top 94 of 2008
2008 52 Lazy Eye 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008
2008 57 Little Lover's So Polite WEQX Top 102.7 of 2008
2008 85 Well Thought Out Twinkles 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008
2008 406 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1149 Well Thought Out Twinkles CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1511 Little Lover's So Polite CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 22 Lazy Eye KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007
2007 94 Well Thought Out Twinkles KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007
2007 4 Lazy Eye 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007
2007 46 Well Thought Out Twinkles 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007
2007 14 Well Thought Out Twinkles Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007
2007 33 Lazy Eye Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007
2007 19 Lazy Eye Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 92 Well Thought Out Twinkles Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 5 Lazy Eye WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007
2007 32 Well Thought Out Twinkles WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007
2007 1 Lazy Eye The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 23 Well Thought Out Twinkles The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 81 Lazy Eye 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007
2007 1 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 11 Well Thought Out Twinkles CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 1 Lazy Eye 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007 67 Well Thought Out Twinkles 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007 20 Lazy Eye CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 67 Well Thought Out Twinkles CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 2 Lazy Eye KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007
2007 11 Lazy Eye 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007
2007 19 Well Thought Out Twinkles KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007
2007 31 Well Thought Out Twinkles WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007
2007 35 Well Thought Out Twinkles WBER Listener Countdown 2007
2007 37 Lazy Eye Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2007
2007 28 Lazy Eye Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007
2007 429 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1170 Well Thought Out Twinkles CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 105.3 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105.3 Artists of All-Time (May 2007)
2006 18 Lazy Eye Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006
2006 42 Lazy Eye WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006
2006 92 Lazy Eye The End Top 107 Songs of 2006
2006 64 Lazy Eye CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006
2006 27 Lazy Eye Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006
2006 9 Lazy Eye WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006

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