Artist · chart history
The Caulfields
Band Newark United States Active 1993–1997
The Caulfields formed in 1993 in Newark, United States and was active until 1997. The Caulfields has 16 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1995–2005. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Devil's Diary”, which appears on 9 lists with a best position of #81. The station that charted The Caulfields most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.
The Caulfields came out of Newark, Delaware, in 1993, led by singer-songwriter John Faye, who also fronted the Philadelphia band IKE, with Sam Musumeci on bass, Ritchie Rubini on drums, and Scott Kohlmorgen and Mike Simpson rounding out the lineup. They made bright, crunchy alternative rock with a sly pop heart, and A&M Records signed them for two albums.
Whirligig, in 1995, led off with "Devil's Diary", a wiry, hook-stuffed single that got some radio play and MTV exposure at home and climbed to No. 61 in Australia, where Triple J's airplay earned them a tour supporting Died Pretty. It's the song they're best remembered for, and the countdowns have kept it around.
Their luck ran out with the second album. Two weeks before L came out in 1997, A&M fired the A&R executive who looked after them, and six months later the Caulfields broke up.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Caulfields on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devil's Diary | 9 | #81 | – | 1995 | |
| 2 | Figure It Out | 7 | #1674 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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