Artist · chart history
Skunkhour
Band Lismore Active 1991–2001
Skunkhour formed in 1991 in Lismore and was active until 2001. Skunkhour has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1995–2000. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Up to Our Necks”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #55. The station that charted Skunkhour most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.
Skunkhour started in 1991 as an urban funk outfit built on a brotherly rhythm section, Dean Sutherland on bass and Michael Sutherland on drums, with Warwick Scott on lead guitar. By 1992 they had moved to Sydney and picked up a second set of brothers: Aya Larkin singing and Del Larkin rapping, both fresh out of ska bands. What came out was loose-limbed, rubbery funk rock with a rapper riding the groove, the kind of thing made for a packed and sweating floor.
The self-titled debut arrived in July 1993 and Feed followed in April 1995, climbing to No. 21 on the ARIA albums chart. Then Del left in late 1996, and the band changed shape around the gap: less rap, more melody, the funk still there but now serving the songs. Chin Chin, in July 1997, made No. 34 and floated "Weightlessness" out into the world.
The Go came out in May 2001, and by November the band had packed it in. They have never quite stayed gone, though, getting back together every so often since 2009 for one-off shows and festival slots.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Skunkhour on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up to Our Necks | 1 | #55 | – | 1995 | |
| 2 | Home | 1 | #82 | – | 1999 | |
| 3 | Kick In The Door | 1 | #83 | – | 2000 | |
| 4 | Weightlessness | 1 | #93 | – | 1997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83 | Kick In The Door | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 |
| 1999 | 82 | Home | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 |
| 1997 | 93 | Weightlessness | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997 |
| 1995 | 55 | Up to Our Necks | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 |
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