Artist · chart history
The Mavis's
Band Active 1987–2001
The Mavis's formed in 1987 and was active until 2001. The Mavis's has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1996–1998. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Naughty Boy”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #37. The station that charted The Mavis's most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
The Mavis's started out in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1987, a family affair built around Becky Thomas, who sang and played keyboards, her brother Matt Thomas, who played guitar and sang, and Andrea Vendy behind the drums. Nick Gill brought a second guitar in 1990 and Josh Alexander took over bass in 1994, and it was that five-piece that finally cut a debut album, Venus Returning, in July 1996, with "Thunder" rumbling out of it.
Then they got glossy. "Cry", released in January 1998, swapped the rock clatter for a sleek, synth-driven pulse and Becky's voice riding right on top, and it went to No. 13 on the ARIA singles chart, made Triple J's Hottest 100 for the year and got them onto Hey Hey It's Saturday. Pink Pills followed in April 1998, with the cheeky "Naughty Boy" on board, and climbed to No. 12 on the albums chart.
They called it quits in December 2001 after a farewell lap of Australia, though a third album, Rapture, still found its way out in March 2003.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Mavis's on radio countdowns
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61 | Cry | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 |
| 1997 | 37 | Naughty Boy | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997 |
| 1996 | 92 | Thunder | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 |
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