Artist · chart history
Teenage Dads
Band Shire of Mornington Peninsula Formed 2015
Teenage Dads formed in 2015 in Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Teenage Dads has 4 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2022–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Teddy”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #63. The station that charted Teenage Dads most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2023.
Teenage Dads formed on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula in 2015, a bunch of mates from Mount Eliza playing sun-bleached indie rock with a grin plastered across every chorus. Jordan Finlay sings and handles guitar, synth and keyboards, Connor McLaughlin plays guitar, Vincent Kinna drums and Angus Christie plays bass, and the other three all chip in on backing vocals, which is why the hooks tend to arrive in a gang.
They have been signed to Chugg since 2021. The first album, Potpourri Lake, came in 2018, and the Midnight Driving EP in 2023 is where the jangle got sharper and the tempos got itchier: "Teddy" and the title track are windows-down pop songs for summer holidays nobody wants to end. That same year they won the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Award at the ARIA Awards. Majordomo, in 2024, doubled down with "Speedracer", all nervy guitars and a chorus that sprints for the line, and their "Like a Version" run at "Video Killed the Radio Star" showed they could make somebody else's song sound like one of their own.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Teenage Dads on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teddy | 1 | #63 | – | 2022 | |
| 2 | Speedracer | 1 | #74 | – | 2023 | |
| 3 | Video Killed the Radio Star (Like a Version) | 1 | #79 | – | 2023 | |
| 4 | Midnight Driving | 1 | #88 | – | 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74 | Speedracer | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023 |
| 2023 | 79 | Video Killed the Radio Star (Like a Version) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023 |
| 2023 | 88 | Midnight Driving | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2023 |
| 2022 | 63 | Teddy | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2022 |
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