Artist · chart history
Street Sweeper Social Club
Band United States Formed 2005 Tom Morello & Boots Riley
Street Sweeper Social Club formed in 2005 in the United States. Street Sweeper Social Club has 10 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 9 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2010. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “100 Little Curses”, which appears on 9 lists with a best position of #46. The station that charted Street Sweeper Social Club most often is 105.7 The Point (St. Louis, MO), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2009.
Street Sweeper Social Club is what happens when Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello plugs in his guitar next to Boots Riley of the Coup, who does the rapping and singing. The Los Angeles supergroup road-tested its songs on Morello's Nightwatchman tour, and the self-titled album landed on June 16, 2009, with Stanton Moore behind the kit for the sessions, though he didn't join them on the road.
The record is rap rock built on funk: Morello's guitar squeals, stutters and cuts like a turntable while Riley rides the groove with a sly, rapid-fire flow, and "100 Little Curses" is the best proof of how well the two fit. In May 2009 they opened for Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction, and the band likes to call itself more than a band: a social club. The Ghetto Blaster EP followed in 2010, with covers of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" and LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Street Sweeper Social Club on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 Little Curses | 9 | #46 | – | 2009 | |
| 2 | Ghetto Blaster | 1 | #97 | – | 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 97 | Ghetto Blaster | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 |
| 2009 | 54 | 100 Little Curses | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 |
| 2009 | 70 | 100 Little Curses | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 |
| 2009 | 99 | 100 Little Curses | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 |
| 2009 | 46 | 100 Little Curses | KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009 |
| 2009 | 58 | 100 Little Curses | 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 |
| 2009 | 89 | 100 Little Curses | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 |
| 2009 | 92 | 100 Little Curses | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 |
| 2009 | 101 | 100 Little Curses | X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 |
| 2009 | 93 | 100 Little Curses | WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 |
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about Street Sweeper Social Club.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.