Artist · chart history
Soulfly
Band Phoenix United States Formed 1997 Brazilian metal band
Soulfly formed in 1997 in Phoenix, United States. Soulfly has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1998–2004. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Prophecy”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #20. The station that charted Soulfly most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
Soulfly is the band Max Cavalera built in Phoenix, Arizona in 1997, a year after he walked out of Sepultura, and it picks up where that band's tribal thunder left off: groove and thrash metal shot through with Brazilian tribal and world-music color. The self-titled debut hit the racks on April 21, 1998, and early on the lyrics dealt in spirituality, politics and religion before later records turned to war, violence, slavery and rage.
The lineup has spun like a roulette wheel around Cavalera, with Roy Mayorga, Joe Nunez and guitarist Mikey Doling among the early crew, and Marc Rizzo arriving in 2003. 3, released in 2002, brought "One Nation", a pummeling rally cry, and Prophecy in 2004 carried the title track, as heavy and hypnotic as anything in Cavalera's catalog.
Their first six studio albums all debuted on the Billboard 200, with the second, Primitive, climbing highest at number 32, and the band has picked up a gold certification in America. Soulfly has kept at it ever since, piling up thirteen studio albums through Chama in October 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Soulfly on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prophecy | 1 | #20 | – | 2004 | |
| 2 | One Nation | 1 | #38 | – | 2002 | |
| 3 | Seek 'N' Strike | 1 | #92 | – | 2003 | |
| 4 | Quilombo | 1 | #51 | – | 1998 | |
| 5 | Back to the Primitive Song | 1 | #134 | – | 2001 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20 | Prophecy | WIRS Top 107 Songs of 2004 |
| 2003 | 92 (tie) | Seek 'N' Strike | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 |
| 2002 | 38 | One Nation | KNAC Top 105 Songs of 2002 |
| 2001 | 134 (tie) | Back to the Primitive Song | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 |
| 1998 | 51 | Quilombo | WBER Listener Countdown 1998 |
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