Artist · chart history
The Grates
Band Brisbane Australia Formed 2002
The Grates formed in 2002 in Brisbane, Australia. The Grates has 8 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2006–2011. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “19-20-20”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #10. The station that charted The Grates most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2006.
The Grates started up in Brisbane in 2002 with Patience Hodgson singing, John Patterson on guitar and backing vocals and Alana Skyring on drums, and from the jump they sounded like a party that had gotten slightly out of hand. Hodgson's voice squeals, yelps and hollers over scrappy, hooky guitar and drums that bash rather than swing, and the 2003 Pyrate Kids EP, with "19-20-20", caught all that ramshackle glee on tape.
They signed to Dew Process, and Gravity Won't Get You High in 2006 put the fun on a bigger stage: "Science is Golden", "Inside Outside" and "Lies Are Much More Fun" are sugar-rush indie pop with a bratty kick. Teeth Lost, Hearts Won in 2008 followed with "Burn Bridges" and "Carve Your Name", and both of those first two albums made the ARIA top 10.
Skyring left the drum stool in 2010, and Secret Rituals arrived in 2011 with "Turn Me On". Hodgson and Patterson married in 2012, and the band finally disbanded in 2020.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Grates on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19-20-20 | 1 | #10 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | Science is Golden | 1 | #17 | – | 2006 | |
| 3 | Burn Bridges | 1 | #34 | – | 2008 | |
| 4 | Inside Outside | 1 | #42 | – | 2006 | |
| 5 | Turn Me On | 1 | #54 | – | 2011 | |
| 6 | Lies Are Much More Fun | 1 | #71 | – | 2006 | |
| 7 | Aw Yeah | 1 | #80 | – | 2008 | |
| 8 | Carve Your Name | 1 | #83 | – | 2008 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54 | Turn Me On | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 |
| 2008 | 34 | Burn Bridges | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 |
| 2008 | 80 | Aw Yeah | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 |
| 2008 | 83 | Carve Your Name | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 |
| 2006 | 10 | 19-20-20 | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
| 2006 | 17 | Science is Golden | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
| 2006 | 42 | Inside Outside | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
| 2006 | 71 | Lies Are Much More Fun | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 |
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