Artist · chart history
The Rapture
Band New York United States Formed 1998 NYC band, since 1998
The Rapture formed in 1998 in New York, United States. The Rapture has 41 chart appearances on 26 radio countdowns from 10 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Get Myself Into It”, which appears on 9 lists with a best position of #76. The station that charted The Rapture most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 30 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2008.
The Rapture came out of New York City in 1998 with guitars that scraped like post-punk and drums that wanted you on the dance floor. Luke Jenner sang and played guitar, Vito Roccoforte drummed and Gabriel Andruzzi covered keyboards, bass, saxophone and percussion; when Mattie Safer joined on bass and shared the vocals, their harmonized choruses became the band's signature.
After the mini-album Mirror and an EP on Sub Pop, they cut "House of Jealous Lovers" for DFA Records, a clattering, yelping disco-punk freakout that caught fire when it was reissued and helped kick off the whole dance-punk revival. Echoes, their first full album, followed in 2003 with the brooding "Sister Saviour". Then Pieces of the People We Love, in 2006, went bigger and glossier, with producers Danger Mouse, Paul Epworth and Ewan Pearson; "Get Myself Into It" rides a honking, hip-shaking groove and the title track bounces with pure pop joy. Christianity threads through their songs, too, as the band has openly acknowledged.
Jenner left for 8 months in 2008 and came back; Safer left for good in 2009. In the Grace of Your Love, back on DFA in September 2011, brought the house-music rush of "How Deep Is Your Love". The band quietly dissolved, reunited without Safer in 2019 and announced a comeback tour in 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Rapture on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get Myself Into It | 9 | #76 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | House of Jealous Lovers | 19 | #35 | – | 2003 | |
| 3 | Sister Saviour | 9 | #61 | – | 2004 | |
| 4 | No Sex for Ben | 1 | #14 | – | 2008 | |
| 5 | Pieces of the People We Love | 2 | #48 | – | 2007 | |
| 6 | How Deep is Your Love | 1 | #72 | – | 2011 |
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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