Artist · chart history
The Exies
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1997
The Exies formed in 1997 in Los Angeles, United States. The Exies has 13 chart appearances on 11 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2008. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Ugly”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #30. The station that charted The Exies most often is Radio & Records (United States (national airplay chart)), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2005.
The Exies came out of Los Angeles in 1997 wearing a name that promised deep thoughts: it is short for "The Existentialists". The music that followed on Virgin Records was less Sartre than slam, alternative rock and post-grunge built on thick, downtuned riffs and a singer who sounds like he is arguing with his own reflection. Scott Stevens fronted the band until 2010, with Isaac Carpenter and Hoss Wright in the current lineup.
Inertia, in 2003, brought "My Goddess", and Head for the Door followed in 2004 with "Ugly", the song that stuck hardest, a snarling blast with a hook big enough to hang a whole album on, plus "What You Deserve". Together those two Virgin records sold more than 400,000 copies. A Modern Way of Living With the Truth, in 2007, kept the chip on the shoulder with "Different than You".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Exies on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ugly | 5 | #30 | – | 2005 | |
| 2 | These Are the Days | 1 | #19 | – | 2008 | |
| 3 | Different than You | 1 | #41 | – | 2007 | |
| 4 | My Goddess | 4 | #78 | – | 2003 | |
| 5 | What You Deserve | 1 | #305 | – | 2005 | |
| 6 | Kickout | 1 | #103 | – | 2003 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19 | These Are the Days | WVBR Top 93 of 2008 |
| 2007 | 41 | Different than You | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 |
| 2005 | 30 | Ugly | CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 82 | Ugly | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 39 | Ugly | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 48 | Ugly | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 |
| 2005 | 305 | What You Deserve | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 |
| 2004 | 98 | Ugly | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2004 |
| 2003 | 97 | My Goddess | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 78 | My Goddess | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 |
| 2003 | 98 | My Goddess | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 103 | Kickout | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003 |
| 2003 | 91 | My Goddess | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 |
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