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Sponge

Band Detroit United States Formed 1991 U.S. post-grunge band

Sponge formed in 1991 in Detroit, United States. Sponge has 103 chart appearances on 70 radio countdowns from 30 stations on RockLists, spanning 1994–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Plowed”, which appears on 55 lists with a best position of #19. The station that charted Sponge most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 21 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.

103appearances
70countdowns
5songs charted
30stations
0#1 finishes
1994–2026years

Sponge came out of Detroit with the sound of a Motor City hard rock crew that had been listening to a lot of grunge. Singer Vinnie Dombroski and the Cross brothers, Mike on guitar and Tim on bass, had been in the hard rock outfit Loudhouse, where guitarist Joey Mazzola joined near the end; add drummer Jimmy Paluzzi and you had a band that could swing a riff like a sledgehammer.

Rotting Piñata in 1994 was the breakthrough. "Plowed" rides a thick, lurching groove with Dombroski's grainy bellow on top, and "Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain)" wraps a bittersweet melody in fuzz. Wax Ecstatic in 1996 went glammier and stranger on "Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)" and "Have You Seen Mary".

The lineup has changed plenty since, with Dombroski the only constant, but Sponge never stopped: ten studio albums in all, the latest cheekily titled 1994 and released in 2024. On the countdowns, "Plowed" is the one alternative listeners keep digging back up.

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

Songs by Sponge on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Plowed
1,882		 55 #19 – 1995
2 Molly (Sixteen Candles)
1,255		 37 #6 – 1995
3 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina)
199		 9 #67 – 1996
4 Molly (16 Candles)
68		 1 #292 – –
5 Rainin'
0		 1 #998 – –

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.

94 95 96 97

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 308 Plowed WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026)
2025 404 Molly (Sixteen Candles) WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2024 492 Plowed WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024)
2023 172 Plowed 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 225 Molly (Sixteen Candles) 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 363 Plowed WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2023 497 Plowed The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 157 Plowed 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 246 Molly (Sixteen Candles) 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 475 Molly (Sixteen Candles) X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2021 157 Plowed 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 251 Molly (Sixteen Candles) 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 292 Molly (16 Candles) 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 783 Plowed 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2020 169 Plowed 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 296 Plowed The DC101 Top 500
2020 343 Molly (Sixteen Candles) 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 452 Plowed WLLZ 500 (2020)
2020 454 Molly (Sixteen Candles) The DC101 Top 500
2019 432 Plowed WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2015 359 Plowed WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014 1874 Plowed CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1972 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 403 Plowed WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2013 1807 Plowed CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1904 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1746 Plowed CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1845 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1678 Plowed CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1770 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 450 Plowed Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 1639 Plowed CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1732 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 316 Plowed KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 1623 Plowed CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1714 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1614 Plowed CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1720 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 177 Plowed KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007 389 Molly (Sixteen Candles) KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 487 Plowed KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 163 Plowed Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2005 1432 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 213 Plowed 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 527 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 553 Molly (Sixteen Candles) 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 90 Plowed 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the 90s
2004 170 Plowed The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 1434 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 299 Plowed Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2003 1434 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 48 Plowed WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002)
2002 444 Plowed WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 1448 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 700 Plowed KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002)
2002 805 Plowed Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1540 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1718 Molly (Sixteen Candles) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 440 Plowed WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 1450 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 291 Plowed WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2001 349 Molly (Sixteen Candles) WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 442 Plowed WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 1445 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 192 Plowed Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 487 Molly (Sixteen Candles) Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 814 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 567 Plowed The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 445 Plowed WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 1445 Molly (Sixteen Candles) CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 243 Plowed KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 397 Plowed WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 431 Molly (Sixteen Candles) WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1997 77 Molly (Sixteen Candles) WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997
1996 101 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996
1996 67 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996
1996 74 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) The End Top 107 Songs of 1996
1996 80 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996
1996 86 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996
1996 810 Plowed KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996)
1996 997 Wax Ecstatic (To Sell Angelina) KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996)
1995 25 Plowed KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995
1995 42 Molly (Sixteen Candles) KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995
1995 55 Plowed 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995
1995 83 Molly (Sixteen Candles) 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995
1995 17 Molly (Sixteen Candles) Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 20 Plowed Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 17 Molly (Sixteen Candles) WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995
1995 39 Plowed WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995
1995 6 Molly (Sixteen Candles) WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995
1995 12 Molly (Sixteen Candles) The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95
1995 32 Plowed WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995
1995 45 Molly (Sixteen Candles) WBER Listener Countdown 1995
1995 49 Plowed WBER Listener Countdown 1995
1995 89 Plowed The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95
1995 10 Molly (Sixteen Candles) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995
1995 22 Plowed Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995
1995 27 Molly (Sixteen Candles) WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995
1995 42 Plowed WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995
1995 162 Plowed Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1995 779 Plowed KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1995 998 Rainin' KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1994 19 Plowed KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from 1994

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