Artist · chart history
The Living End
Band Melbourne Australia Formed 1994 Australian punk band
The Living End formed in 1994 in Melbourne, Australia. The Living End has 59 chart appearances on 54 radio countdowns from 20 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Prisoner of Society”, which appears on 25 lists with a best position of #15. The station that charted The Living End most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 20 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1999.
The Living End came tearing out of Melbourne in 1994 with a rockabilly slap, a punk sneer and a secret weapon you could spot from the back of the room: Scott Owen's double bass, played like it owed him money. Chris Cheney sang and ripped through the guitar parts, and after early drummer Joey Piripitzi moved on, Travis Demsey took over the kit before eventually handing the sticks to Andy Strachan.
The breakthrough came in 1997 with the Second Solution / Prisoner of Society EP, a pair of pogo-ready anthems that climbed to number 4 on the Australian singles chart and later won the ARIA for highest-selling single. The self-titled debut album arrived in October 1998 and went all the way to number one at home, picking up ARIAs for breakthrough artist and best group. Roll On, MODERN ARTillery and State of Emergency kept the fire stoked, State of Emergency gave them a second chart-topping album in 2006, and White Noise brought home the ARIA for Best Rock Album in 2008.
Punk, rockabilly and flat-out rock all go into the blender, and what pours out is chorus after chorus built for a sweaty room to shout straight back at the stage. The countdowns still come back to "Prisoner of Society" first, and in 2026 the ARIA Hall of Fame let them in.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Living End on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prisoner of Society | 25 | #15 | – | 1999 | |
| 2 | Who's Gonna Save Us? | 13 | #23 | – | 2004 | |
| 3 | Roll On | 5 | #69 | – | 2001 | |
| 4 | Wake Up | 2 | #53 | – | 2006 | |
| 5 | Save The Day | 1 | #10 | – | 1998 | |
| 6 | Second Solution | 1 | #15 | – | 1998 | |
| 7 | Tainted Love (Live) | 1 | #17 | – | 1998 | |
| 8 | Pictures In The Mirror | 1 | #19 | – | 2000 | |
| 9 | White Noise | 1 | #23 | – | 2008 | |
| 10 | What's On Your Radio | 2 | #49 | – | 2005 | |
| 11 | All Torn Down | 1 | #41 | – | 1999 | |
| 12 | I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got | 1 | #47 | – | 2004 | |
| 13 | West End Riot | 1 | #48 | – | 1999 | |
| 14 | From Here On In | 1 | #49 | – | 1997 | |
| 15 | One Said to the Other | 1 | #52 | – | 2002 | |
| 16 | Tabloid Magazine | 1 | #66 | – | 2003 | |
| 17 | Who's Going to Save Us? | 1 | #82 | – | 2004 |
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.
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