Artist · chart history
Superdeluxe
Band Seattle United States Formed 1995
Superdeluxe formed in 1995 in Seattle, United States. Superdeluxe has 8 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2002. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Years Ago”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #63. The station that charted Superdeluxe most often is 107.7 The End (Seattle, WA), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
Superdeluxe came up in Seattle in the '90s, but they had no interest in flannel and gloom. They followed the path laid out by the Posies and the Goo Goo Dolls, with Braden Blake singing lead and playing guitar, John Kirsch on lead guitar and backing vocals, Jake Nesheim on bass and Chris Lockwood on drums, and they quickly became a fixture of the Northwest scene. Critics heard a mix of Cheap Trick, Big Star and Redd Kross, which is about right: sugar-rush hooks, crunchy guitars and harmonies with a grin.
Warner Bros.' Revolution label signed them and put out Famous, to strong reviews. Its first single, "She Came On", got named power pop record of the year in Britain and turned up in the films Kingpin and Marvin's Room, and the Christmas EP Electric Holiday gave them "All I Wanted Was a Skateboard", later featured on the Home Alone 3 soundtrack. Via Satellite followed in 1997, with the chiming "Years Ago" and the woozy, shimmering "Love Liquid Wraparound", and they toured behind both records.
Blake released a solo album, A Year in Pajamas, in 2004, and the band came back with Surrender in December 2005.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Superdeluxe on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Years Ago | 2 | #63 | – | 1996 | |
| 2 | Love Liquid Wraparound | 2 | #71 | – | 1997 | |
| 3 | She Came On | 3 | #82 | – | 1996 | |
| 4 | Famous | 1 | #1057 | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1148 | She Came On | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 1999 | 232 | Years Ago | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) |
| 1999 | 1041 | She Came On | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) |
| 1999 | 1057 | Famous | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) |
| 1997 | 71 | Love Liquid Wraparound | The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 81 | Love Liquid Wraparound | X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 |
| 1996 | 82 | She Came On | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 |
| 1996 | 63 | Years Ago | The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 |
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