Artist · chart history
The Starting Line
Band Churchville Formed 1999 US rock
The Starting Line formed in 1999 in Churchville. The Starting Line has 6 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2008. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Island (Float Away)”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #23. The station that charted The Starting Line most often is 103.1 The Buzz (West Palm Beach, FL), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2008.
The Starting Line came together in Churchville, Pennsylvania, in 1999 and now call Philadelphia home. Kenny Vasoli sang and played bass, with Mike Golla and Matt Watts on guitars and Tom Gryskiewicz on drums, and they signed to Drive-Thru Records and first made their name in the early 2000s.
Say It Like You Mean It, from 2002, is bouncy, heart-on-sleeve pop-punk with Vasoli's yelping vocals and sing-along hooks everywhere. "The Best of Me" is its centerpiece, an anthem with a chorus that begs to be shouted back from the pit. Brian Schmutz later joined on keyboards and backing vocals, and "Island (Float Away)" showed a warmer, more laid-back side.
Then came a long silence, the better part of two decades with no fresh studio record. The band finally broke it in September 2025 with their fourth full-length, Eternal Youth.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Starting Line on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Island (Float Away) | 4 | #23 | – | 2007 | |
| 2 | The Best of Me | 2 | #48 | – | 2003 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23 | Island (Float Away) | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2008 |
| 2007 | 86 | Island (Float Away) | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 |
| 2007 | 61 | Island (Float Away) | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007 |
| 2007 | 80 | Island (Float Away) | CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 |
| 2003 | 48 | The Best of Me | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 98 | The Best of Me | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 |
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