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The Explosion
Band Boston United States Active 1998–2007 USA punk rock band
The Explosion formed in 1998 in Boston, United States and was active until 2007. The Explosion has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2004. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Here I Am”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #41. The station that charted The Explosion most often is WHTG (Monmouth-Ocean, NJ), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
The Explosion tore out of Boston in 1998, a punk rock band that played like every show might get shut down by the cops before the encore. Matt Hock led the charge on vocals for the band's whole run, with Sam Cave on guitar until 2004 and Dan Colby on drums in the early years, and Andrew Black, Chris Gonzalez and David Walsh are the other names in the lineup. Jade Tree is among the labels that put out their records.
The Red Tape EP, from 2004, brought "Here I Am", a shout-along blast of snotty, fist-pumping punk with a hook built for rock radio. But the ride didn't last: on February 13, 2007, they announced they had left Virgin Records, and on April 30 they said they were splitting up. The last show came in New York on September 4, 2007, though they've regrouped for reunion gigs since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Explosion on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62 | Here I Am | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 87 | Here I Am | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 41 | Here I Am | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 71 | Here I Am | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2004 |
| 2004 | 223 (tie) | Here I Am | WBER Listener Countdown 2004 |
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