Artist · chart history
The Rubens
Band New South Wales Australia Formed 2011 indie rock – NSW, Australia
The Rubens formed in 2011 in New South Wales, Australia. The Rubens has 12 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Hoops”, which appears on 2 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted The Rubens most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2018.
The Rubens come from Menangle, New South Wales, a band built around three brothers, Sam, Zaac and Elliott Margin, with Scott Baldwin on drums and William Zeglis on bass. Sam sings and plays guitar, and his voice, a raw, soulful ache that could stop a room, is the first thing you notice. They got going in 2011, and their self-titled debut, in 2012, reached number 3 on the ARIA chart and landed a nomination for the J Award for Album of the Year. "My Gun" is the standout, a slow, bluesy smoulder that takes its time and lands every punch.
Hoops, in 2015, swapped some of the brooding for bounce: the title track is a strutting thing, loose and joyful. Then came LO LA RU in 2018, with "Never Ever" and "God Forgot", 0202 in 2021 and SODA in 2024.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Rubens on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoops | 2 | #1 | 1 | 2015 | |
| 2 | My Gun | 3 | #10 | – | 2013 | |
| 3 | Never Ever | 1 | #21 | – | 2018 | |
| 4 | God Forgot | 1 | #32 | – | 2018 | |
| 5 | Masterpiece | 1 | #38 | – | 2021 | |
| 6 | Lay It Down | 1 | #57 | – | 2011 | |
| 7 | The Best We Got | 1 | #66 | – | 2012 | |
| 8 | Million Man | 1 | #77 | – | 2017 | |
| 9 | Black Balloon | 1 | #79 | – | 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79 | Black Balloon | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2024 |
| 2021 | 38 | Masterpiece | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2021 |
| 2020 | 46 | Hoops | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) |
| 2018 | 21 | Never Ever | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 |
| 2018 | 32 | God Forgot | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2018 |
| 2017 | 77 | Million Man | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 |
| 2015 | 1 | Hoops | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2015 |
| 2013 | 102 | My Gun | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 |
| 2013 | 65 | My Gun | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2013 |
| 2012 | 10 | My Gun | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 |
| 2012 | 66 | The Best We Got | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 |
| 2011 | 57 | Lay It Down | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011 |
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