Artist · chart history
The Distillers
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1998
The Distillers formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, United States. The Distillers has 16 chart appearances on 16 radio countdowns from 10 stations on RockLists, spanning 2002–2004. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Drain the Blood”, which appears on 11 lists with a best position of #50. The station that charted The Distillers most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.
The Distillers were Brody Dalle's band from the start: the Australian singer and guitarist formed them in Los Angeles in 1998, co-wrote nearly every song, and tore through them with a voice like a rusty chainsaw. Around her, the lineup churned, with Rose Mazzola, Kim Chi and Matt Young among the early hands and Andy Granelli, Tony Bevilacqua and Ryan Sinn holding down the later years.
This is hardcore punk with a blowtorch: fast, ugly-beautiful and furious. Sing Sing Death House in 2002 gave them "City of Angels", and Coral Fang in 2003 widened the attack with "Drain the Blood", a riff that goes for the throat and a hook that won't let go. Along the way they recorded for Epitaph, Hellcat and Sire, and rock radio briefly made room for the most unrepentant scream on the dial.
It fell apart in 2006. Dalle and Bevilacqua went on to form Spinnerette, but the Distillers weren't finished: they got back together in 2018.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Distillers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drain the Blood | 11 | #50 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | City of Angels | 5 | #46 | – | 2002 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 83 | Drain the Blood | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 99 | Drain the Blood | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 165 (tie) | Drain the Blood | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 |
| 2004 | 1957 | Drain the Blood | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) |
| 2003 | 92 | Drain the Blood | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 51 | Drain the Blood | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 85 | Drain the Blood | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 92 | Drain the Blood | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 50 | Drain the Blood | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 94 | Drain the Blood | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 1957 | Drain the Blood | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) |
| 2002 | 54 | City of Angels | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 |
| 2002 | 92 | City of Angels | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 |
| 2002 | 100 | City of Angels | The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 |
| 2002 | 46 | City of Angels | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 |
| 2002 | 98 | City of Angels | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 |
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