Artist · chart history
Skillet
Band Memphis United States Formed 1996 Christian rock band
Skillet formed in 1996 in Memphis, United States. Skillet has 35 chart appearances on 26 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004–2021. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Awake and Alive”, which appears on 8 lists with a best position of #19. The station that charted Skillet most often is 98KUPD (Phoenix, AZ), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
Skillet came out of Memphis in 1996, and John Cooper, who founded the band and still sings and plays bass, is the only one left from the start after years of lineup shuffles. His wife, Korey Cooper, joined in 1999 on rhythm guitar and keyboards, drummer Jen Ledger came aboard in 2008 and sings too, and Seth Morrison has played lead guitar since 2011.
This is Christian rock with its fists up: crunching riffs, industrial grind, sweeping strings and choruses sized for arenas. Collide and Comatose, from 2003 and 2006, both earned Grammy nominations, and Comatose, with "Whispers in the Dark", is one of three Skillet albums certified platinum or better, alongside Awake and Unleashed. "Monster", "Hero" and "Awake and Alive" turned into multi-platinum anthems.
Unleashed in 2016 doubled down, with "Feel Invincible" and "The Resistance" going multi-platinum and platinum respectively, and Victorious followed in 2019 with "Legendary". They also work harder than most, touring so relentlessly that Songkick ranked them among the five hardest-working bands of 2010. Twelve studio albums in, they show no sign of easing off.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Skillet on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awake and Alive | 8 | #19 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | Monster | 5 | #11 | – | 2010 | |
| 3 | The Resistance | 5 | #18 | – | 2017 | |
| 4 | Feel Invincible | 3 | #14 | – | 2016 | |
| 5 | Hero | 2 | #6 | – | 2010 | |
| 6 | Back From the Dead | 2 | #9 | – | 2017 | |
| 7 | Legendary | 3 | #23 | – | 2019 | |
| 8 | It's Not Me It's You | 3 | #39 | – | 2011 | |
| 9 | Saviour | 1 | #36 | – | 2004 | |
| 10 | Savior | 1 | #84 | – | 2004 | |
| 11 | Whispers in the Dark | 1 | #94 | – | 2006 | |
| 12 | Surviving The Game | 1 | #28 | – | 2021 |
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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