Artist · chart history
The Chats
Band Queensland Australia Formed 2016 Australian shed/punk rock
The Chats formed in 2016 in Queensland, Australia. The Chats has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2019–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Pub Feed”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #21. The station that charted The Chats most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
The Chats are three larrikins from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, formed in 2016, who call what they do "shed rock", which is about as accurate a genre tag as you'll find. Eamon Sandwith plays bass and sings, Matt Boggis drums, and Josh Price played guitar until Josh Hardy took over in 2020. The songs are short, sharp punk rock about everyday Australian life, dumb and smart at the same time.
The internet found them first, when "Smoko" and its video went viral in 2017, and "Pub Feed" gave them a second wave. That song and "The Clap" turn up on the Dine N Dash EP, while the early EPs, The Chats and Get This in Ya!!, had already set out the formula: quick, loud and with a punchline.
The first album, High Risk Behaviour, arrived in 2020, and the second, Get Fucked, in 2022, with "6L GTR" revving its way onto rock radio.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Chats on radio countdowns
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 53 | 6L GTR | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2022 |
| 2020 | 82 | The Clap | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 |
| 2019 | 21 | Pub Feed | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2019 |
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