Artist · chart history
The Superjesus
Band Adelaide Australia Formed 1994
The Superjesus formed in 1994 in Adelaide, Australia. The Superjesus has 5 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1996–2000. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Down Again”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #14. The station that charted The Superjesus most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
The Superjesus came roaring out of Adelaide in late 1994 with a sound that split the difference between grunge heft and big, bright pop hooks, and in Sarah McLeod they had a frontwoman who could scream and croon in the same verse. Stuart Rudd on bass has stood beside her through all the lineup changes, with Tim Henwood, Chris Tennent and drummer Paul Berryman among the players along the way.
The Eight Step Rail EP was an instant calling card: at the ARIA Music Awards of 1997 it won them Best New Talent, and "Shut My Eyes" took Breakthrough Artist – Single. Sumo, the debut album, landed in February 1998 and went to No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, carried by the crunching "Down Again", "Now and Then" and "Saturation".
Jet Age followed in October 2000 and climbed to No. 5 behind the swaggering "Gravity", and Rock Music in 2003 reached No. 14. The band split in mid-2004 and reunited in 2013, with McLeod and Rudd still at the core.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Superjesus on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Down Again | 1 | #14 | – | 1997 | |
| 2 | Gravity | 1 | #17 | – | 2000 | |
| 3 | Shut My Eyes | 1 | #81 | – | 1996 | |
| 4 | Now And Then | 1 | #83 | – | 1998 | |
| 5 | Saturation | 1 | #99 | – | 1998 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17 | Gravity | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 |
| 1998 | 83 | Now And Then | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 |
| 1998 | 99 | Saturation | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 |
| 1997 | 14 | Down Again | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997 |
| 1996 | 81 | Shut My Eyes | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 |
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