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The Dambuilders
Band Honolulu United States Active 1990–1998
The Dambuilders formed in 1990 in Honolulu, United States and was active until 1998. The Dambuilders has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1994–2005. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Shrine”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #51. The station that charted The Dambuilders most often is Radio & Records (United States (national airplay chart)), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.
The Dambuilders got started in Honolulu, of all places, before packing up for Boston and the chillier, noisier world of American college rock. Dave Derby sang and played bass, and over the years the band also counted Eric Masunaga, Kevin March, Joan Wasser and Stuart Wright among its members.
Islington Porn Tapes, from 1993, is fuzzy, jittery indie rock with pop hooks buried under the static, and "Shrine" gave them the song people remembered. They went on to make seven LPs in all, six of them studio albums plus a compilation, and a stack of EPs before they split in 1998. A later lineup kept Derby, Masunaga and March and added Sean Eden of Luna on guitar and Claudia Chopek of Dexys on violin.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Dambuilders on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 516 | Shrine | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) |
| 1994 | 62 | Shrine | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 |
| 1994 | 51 | Shrine | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 |
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