Artist · chart history
The Origin
Band San Diego Active 1985–1993
The Origin formed in 1985 in San Diego and was active until 1993. The Origin has 7 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1999–2005. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Growing Old”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #473. The station that charted The Origin most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 7 appearances.
The Origin were a San Diego band who took jangling guitars, sweet harmonies and a college-radio sensibility and landed somewhere between alternative rock and power pop. The classic lineup was Michael Andrews, Topper Rimel, Rony Abada and Daniel Silverman, and their self-titled album arrived on Virgin Records in 1990, including "Growing Old", a wistful, chiming song that sounds like a late summer afternoon.
They put out 2 albums and five singles in the early '90s, and a pair of those singles found a home on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The Origin broke up in 1993, leaving behind a small, bright catalog.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Origin on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growing Old | 7 | #473 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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