Artist · chart history
The Dirty Nil
Band Dundas Canada Formed 2006
The Dirty Nil formed in 2006 in Dundas, Canada. The Dirty Nil has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2020–2021. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Blunt Force Concussion”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #28. The station that charted The Dirty Nil most often is 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2021.
The Dirty Nil are a Canadian power trio out of Ontario working from a simple thesis: rock should be loud, fast and a little bit dumb in the best possible way. Luke Bentham sings and plays guitar, Kyle Fisher pounds the drums, and the bass spot has changed hands along the way, from Dave Nardi to Ross Miller in 2016 and on to Anthony Vitanza.
The Juno Awards named them Breakthrough Group of the Year in 2017. Fuck Art, their 2020 album on Dine Alone Records, wears its title like a raised middle finger, but the songs underneath are sharper than the bluster lets on: fat, chewy riffs, choruses built for shouting back, and Bentham's bark splitting the difference between punk sneer and arena-rock grin. "Blunt Force Concussion" is the one that lands hardest, all crunch and swagger, with a hook that won't let go.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Dirty Nil on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blunt Force Concussion | 3 | #28 | – | 2021 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | Blunt Force Concussion | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2021 |
| 2021 | 35 | Blunt Force Concussion | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2021 |
| 2020 | 86 | Blunt Force Concussion | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2020 |
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