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The Diodes
Band Toronto Canada Active 1976–1982
The Diodes formed in 1976 in Toronto, Canada and was active until 1982. The Diodes has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1991–1999. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Tired of Waking Up Tired”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #653. The station that charted The Diodes most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 2 appearances.
The Diodes were there when punk first hit Canada, one of the very first bands in the country to grab the new noise with both hands, and they did plenty of the heavy lifting in building Toronto's original punk scene from scratch. Paul Robinson, John Catto, John Hamilton, Ian Mackay, Mike Lengyell and Steve Robinson all went through the ranks.
Their self-titled debut came out in 1977, and Released followed in 1979, carrying "Tired of Waking Up Tired", a title that could double as a slogan for every kid stuck in a dead-end week. It's punk with the tunes left in: fast, bratty and wound tight, but never too cool for a chorus.
Action-Reaction arrived in 1980 and Survivors in 1982, the year the band packed it in. The vaults gave up one more long after the fact: Time/Damage Live 1978, which finally surfaced in 2010.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Diodes on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tired of Waking Up Tired | 2 | #653 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 653 | Tired of Waking Up Tired | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) |
| 1991 | 687 | Tired of Waking Up Tired | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) |
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