Artist · chart history
The Butterfly Effect
Band Brisbane Australia Formed 1999 Brisbane, Australia alternative metal
The Butterfly Effect formed in 1999 in Brisbane, Australia. The Butterfly Effect has 7 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2003–2008. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Gone”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #32. The station that charted The Butterfly Effect most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2006.
The Butterfly Effect came together in Brisbane in 1999 and grew into a heavy, sweeping alternative metal outfit. After a self-titled EP in 2001, the classic lineup settled: Clint Boge's soaring lead vocals, Kurt Goedhart on guitar, Glenn Esmond on bass after original bassist Michael Cavendish moved on, and Ben Hall on drums.
Their records came in widescreen. Begins Here arrived in 2003 with "Always", and Imago in 2006 stretched the sound out into huge, brooding epics, "Gone", "A Slow Descent" and "Reach" among them, all tidal riffs with Boge's voice climbing over the top. Final Conversation of Kings followed in 2008, with the dark sweep of "Window and the Watcher", while "Phoenix" and "1 Second of Insanity" also found their way onto rock radio's countdowns.
Then things got rocky. Boge left in 2012 over personal and creative differences after years of stalled work on a fourth album, and Paul Galagher sang on a final single and tour before the band announced its breakup in 2016. They reunited in July 2017 with a headlining tour set for March 2018, and finally delivered that fourth album, IV, in 2022.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Butterfly Effect on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone | 1 | #32 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | Phoenix | 1 | #33 | – | 2005 | |
| 3 | A Slow Descent | 1 | #39 | – | 2006 | |
| 4 | Window and the Watcher | 1 | #53 | – | 2008 | |
| 5 | 1 Second of Insanity | 1 | #68 | – | 2003 | |
| 6 | Reach | 1 | #71 | – | 2007 | |
| 7 | Always | 1 | #99 | – | 2004 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 53 | Window and the Watcher | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 |
| 2007 | 71 | Reach | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 |
| 2006 | 32 | Gone | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
| 2006 | 39 | A Slow Descent | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
| 2005 | 33 | Phoenix | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 |
| 2004 | 99 | Always | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 |
| 2003 | 68 | 1 Second of Insanity | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 |
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