Artist · chart history
T.S.O.L.
Band Long Beach United States Active 1979–2026
T.S.O.L. formed in 1979 in Long Beach, United States and was active until 2026. T.S.O.L. has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2002–2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Revenge”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #380. The station that charted T.S.O.L. most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 2 appearances.
T.S.O.L. stands for True Sounds of Liberty, and for a California punk band that name was a mission statement. The band gets filed under hardcore, but it never sat still for long: deathrock, art punk, horror punk and hard rock all passed through, and records came out on Posh Boy Records and Alternative Tentacles.
From 1983 Joe Wood handled lead vocals and guitar, with Mitch Dean also in the lineup, and Marshall Rohner joined on guitar in 1988. Revenge, from 1986, belongs to the Wood years, and it sounds like a band that had outgrown the mosh pit without losing its sneer, all big riffs and swagger.
The lineup kept shifting for decades after. The current one puts Jack Grisham out front on lead vocals, with Ron Emory and Frank Agnew on guitars, Mike Roche on bass and Greg Kuehn on keyboards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by T.S.O.L. on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revenge | 2 | #380 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 380 | Revenge | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2002 | 543 | Revenge | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
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