Artist · chart history

Something Happens

Band Ireland Irish pop rock band

Something Happens formed in Ireland. Something Happens has 9 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2005. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #238. The station that charted Something Happens most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1990.

9appearances

9countdowns

3songs charted

3stations

0#1 finishes

1990–2005years

Something Happens were a Dublin band built on big guitars and bigger choruses: Tom Dunne singing, Ray Harman on guitar, Alan Byrne on bass and Eamonn Ryan on drums. They first got noticed when their song "Burn Clear" turned up on the soundtrack of The Courier, a 1988 film.

Stuck Together With God's Glue, their album for Virgin in 1990, is the one to hear: bright, open-hearted pop rock with a jangle in its step and Dunne's voice cutting straight through. "Parachute" soars, and "Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello (Petrol)" is the kind of shout-along that makes a whole pub feel like a stadium.

They were at their busiest between 1988 and 1995, and the four have stayed close friends since, getting back together now and then for reunion shows.

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

Songs by Something Happens on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol	617	7	#238	–	–
2	Parachute	90	1	#4	–	1990
3	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello (Petrol)	7	1	#100	–	1990

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

1990Stuck Together With God’s Glue2 charting songs

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2005	238	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	238	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	238	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002	238	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001	238	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000	238	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	238	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Petrol	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1990	100	Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello (Petrol)	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990
1990	4	Parachute	Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1990

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