Artist · chart history
The Smith Street Band
Band Melbourne Formed 2010 Melbourne, Australia folk punk band
The Smith Street Band formed in 2010 in Melbourne. The Smith Street Band has 6 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2014–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Birthdays”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #21. The station that charted The Smith Street Band most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2017.
The Smith Street Band take their name from Smith Street in their hometown of Melbourne, and since forming in 2010 they have made shout-along punk rock that wears its heart all the way out on its sleeve. Wil Wagner sings and plays guitar in a hoarse, breathless torrent of words, Lee Hartney plays guitar beside him, and Michael Fitzgerald has held down the bass since 2012. Chris Cowburn drummed from the start until 2017, and Lucy Wilson added acoustic guitar, percussion and harmonies from 2018 to 2021.
No One Gets Lost Anymore and Sunshine and Technology got them going in 2011 and 2012, and Throw Me in the River, in 2014, brought "Surrender". More Scared of You Than You Are of Me, in 2017, was a big leap, with "Birthdays", "Death to the Lads" and "Passiona" all turning up on the countdowns. Don't Waste Your Anger followed in 2020 with "I Still Dream About You", then Life After Football in 2022 with "I Don't Wanna Do Nothing Forever". Once I Was Wild, in 2025, made it seven albums, and there have been five EPs along the way.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Smith Street Band on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birthdays | 1 | #21 | – | 2017 | |
| 2 | Death to the Lads | 1 | #21 | – | 2016 | |
| 3 | I Still Dream About You | 1 | #41 | – | 2020 | |
| 4 | Passiona | 1 | #49 | – | 2017 | |
| 5 | Surrender | 1 | #69 | – | 2014 | |
| 6 | I Don't Wanna Do Nothing Forever | 1 | #90 | – | 2022 |
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 | 90 | I Don't Wanna Do Nothing Forever | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2022 |
| 2020 | 41 | I Still Dream About You | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2020 |
| 2017 | 21 | Birthdays | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 |
| 2017 | 49 | Passiona | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 |
| 2016 | 21 | Death to the Lads | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2016 |
| 2014 | 69 | Surrender | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 |
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