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The Misfits
Band Lodi United States Formed 1977 New Jersey punk band
The Misfits formed in 1977 in Lodi, United States. The Misfits has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2002. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Turned Into A Martian”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #1798. The station that charted The Misfits most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 2 appearances.
The Misfits crawled out of Lodi, New Jersey, in 1977, when Glenn Danzig, singer, songwriter and keyboard player, decided punk rock needed more graveyard dirt under its nails. Bassist Jerry Only joined almost immediately, and the two of them anchored the band through a revolving door of guitarists and drummers, Bobby Steele and Joey Image among them. By the time Only's brother Doyle took over guitar, they had the full package: horror-movie themes and imagery, and songs that hit like a rusty hatchet.
Walk Among Us in 1982 and Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood in 1983 are the records that count, the first full of catchy, sing-along creature features like "I Turned Into A Martian", the second a faster, meaner blast that still found room for the brooding "Die Die My Darling". Both became touchstones of early-'80s hardcore, and the band is widely credited as a pioneer of horror punk.
They fell apart in 1983, Danzig moving on to Samhain and then Danzig, and the legend only grew as acts from Metallica to Green Day to My Chemical Romance picked up the torch. After legal fights with Danzig, Only and Doyle revived the name in 1995 with singer Michale Graves and drummer Dr. Chud and a heavier, metal-leaning sound, and Only kept it going for years with the likes of Dez Cadena and Marky Ramone. In 2016, Danzig, Only and Doyle finally reunited as the Original Misfits at Riot Fest.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Misfits on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Turned Into A Martian | 1 | #1798 | – | – | |
| 2 | Die Die My Darling | 1 | #1997 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1798 | I Turned Into A Martian | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
| 2002 | 1997 | Die Die My Darling | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) |
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