Artist · chart history
The Nixons
Band Oklahoma City United States Formed 1990
The Nixons formed in 1990 in Oklahoma City, United States. The Nixons has 13 chart appearances on 12 radio countdowns from 9 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sister”, which appears on 10 lists with a best position of #32. The station that charted The Nixons most often is 105.9 The X (Pittsburgh, PA), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1996.
The Nixons came together in Oklahoma City in 1990, a four-piece with Zac Maloy singing and playing guitar, Jesse Davis on guitar, Ricky Brooks on bass and acoustic guitar, and, from 1992, John Humphrey on drums. The album Halo came out in 1994, and "Sister" is their signature: a brooding, big-chorused slab of alt-rock.
In the mid-'90s they found real commercial success, putting out two albums on MCA between 1995 and 1997. The self-titled record from 1997 carried "Baton Rouge" and "The Fall", both built on the same formula of heavy, grinding guitars and Maloy's raw, full-throated vocals. Along with "Sister", "Wire" is the other hit people remember them for. The lineup held steady until 2000, and the same four got back together in 2017.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Nixons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 336 | Sister | 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) |
| 2022 | 363 | Sister | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s |
| 2021 | 332 | Sister | 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) |
| 2021 | 487 | Sister | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s |
| 2020 | 290 | Sister | 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) |
| 2005 | 637 | Sister | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) |
| 1999 | 959 | Sister | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) |
| 1997 | 97 | Baton Rouge | X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 74 | Baton Rouge | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 87 | The Fall | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 |
| 1996 | 45 | Sister | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 |
| 1996 | 32 | Sister | Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 |
| 1996 | 999 | Sister | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) |
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