Artist · chart history
The Ataris
Band Anderson United States Formed 1996 US pop/punk band
The Ataris formed in 1996 in Anderson, United States. The Ataris has 53 chart appearances on 37 radio countdowns from 31 stations on RockLists, spanning 2002–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Boys of Summer”, which appears on 32 lists with a best position of #9. The station that charted The Ataris most often is KROQ (Los Angeles, CA), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.
The Ataris came out of Anderson, Indiana, a punk band with pop-punk sweetness and a heavy dose of emo heartache, and the one constant through every lineup change has been singer, songwriter and guitarist Kristopher Roe. Derrick Plourde was there at the start, Mike Davenport and Chris Knapp came aboard in 1997, and John Collura followed in 2001.
They released 5 studio albums between 1997 and 2007, and their major-label debut, So Long, Astoria, in 2003, was the big one: their best seller and a gold record, all churning guitars and big, open-hearted choruses. "In This Diary" is the fan favorite, a bittersweet rush that at least one critic has ranked among the best pop-punk songs ever written, but the hit was their cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer", which they turned into a sunburned, fist-pumping singalong.
That cover is what the countdowns remember, and it still sounds like the last day of summer vacation.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Ataris on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boys of Summer | 32 | #9 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | In This Diary | 13 | #19 | – | 2003 | |
| 3 | The Saddest Song | 5 | #56 | – | 2003 | |
| 4 | Radio #2 | 1 | #81 | – | 2002 | |
| 5 | My Reply | 1 | #84 | – | 2003 | |
| 6 | Not Capable Of Love | 1 | #110 | – | 2007 |
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.
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