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The Temper Trap
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The Temper Trap

Band Melbourne Australia Formed 2005 Australian indie rock band

The Temper Trap formed in 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. The Temper Trap has 76 chart appearances on 57 radio countdowns from 36 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sweet Disposition”, which appears on 49 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted The Temper Trap most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 12 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.

76appearances
57countdowns
6songs charted
36stations
0#1 finishes
2009–2026years

The Temper Trap started in Melbourne in 2005, formed by Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne and Toby Dundas, and in 2008 they packed up and moved to London to chase something bigger. Guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto and Joseph Greer were part of the lineup that made it happen.

Conditions, their debut, came out in June 2009, and it drew good reviews and did good business, reaching number 9 in Australia. The record sounds huge, with chiming, echoing guitars and a singer who aims for the sky. "Sweet Disposition" is the one that went round the world: a slow-building, euphoric rush that went top 10 in Britain, Ireland and Belgium. "Fader", "Science of Fear" and "Love Lost" showed the album had more than one trick. At the ARIA Awards in 2010 they won Best Group and Most Popular Australian Single for "Sweet Disposition".

The self-titled second album arrived in 2012 with "Trembling Hands" and "Need Your Love", and it won them Best Rock Album and another Best Group at that year's ARIAs. In October 2013 Sillitto left during the sessions for the third album, and the band carried on as a four-piece.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by The Temper Trap on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Sweet Disposition
2,790		 49 #2 – 2010
2 Fader
948		 20 #15 – 2010
3 Trembling Hands
79		 1 #22 – 2012
4 Need Your Love
63		 3 #66 – 2012
5 Science of Fear
53		 1 #48 – 2009
6 Love Lost
45		 2 #58 – 2009

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.

09 10 11 12

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 291 Sweet Disposition 101X 500 (2026)
2025 251 Sweet Disposition 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now
2025 350 Sweet Disposition 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century
2025 435 Sweet Disposition The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs
2025 11 Sweet Disposition Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025)
2024 806 Sweet Disposition The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century
2024 775 Sweet Disposition WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2023 843 Sweet Disposition 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time
2022 230 Sweet Disposition 101X 500 (2022)
2022 228 Sweet Disposition 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2019 386 Sweet Disposition KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 64 Sweet Disposition WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade
2018 187 Sweet Disposition WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018
2014 517 Sweet Disposition CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1466 Fader CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 546 Sweet Disposition CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1408 Fader CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 38 Sweet Disposition Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013)
2012 80 Need Your Love CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012
2012 66 Need Your Love 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012
2012 125 (tie) Need Your Love WBER Listener Countdown 2012
2012 22 Trembling Hands Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012
2011 85 Fader 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011
2011 89 Love Lost WERG Top 90 of 2011
2011 614 Sweet Disposition CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1425 Fader CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 6 Sweet Disposition KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010
2010 14 Sweet Disposition 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010
2010 20 Sweet Disposition WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 28 Fader WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 6 Sweet Disposition CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 58 Fader CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 12 Sweet Disposition 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010
2010 75 Fader 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010
2010 44 Sweet Disposition The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010
2010 82 Fader The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010
2010 2 Sweet Disposition KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 3 Sweet Disposition Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 7 Sweet Disposition 96X Top 20 of 2010
2010 7 Sweet Disposition Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010
2010 7 Sweet Disposition Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010
2010 11 Sweet Disposition KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010
2010 15 Fader WERG Top 90 of 2010
2010 16 Fader WLCA Top 89 of 2010
2010 20 Sweet Disposition 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010
2010 22 Fader Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010
2010 22 Sweet Disposition WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010
2010 24 Sweet Disposition FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010
2010 27 Fader KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 28 Sweet Disposition 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010
2010 28 Sweet Disposition X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010
2010 33 Sweet Disposition Lightning 100 Best of 2010
2010 37 Fader Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 38 Fader 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010
2010 39 Fader 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010
2010 45 Sweet Disposition WCYY Top 50 of 2010
2010 47 Fader WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010
2010 48 Sweet Disposition WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010
2010 58 Sweet Disposition 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010
2010 63 Sweet Disposition WERG Top 90 of 2010
2010 74 Fader KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010
2010 75 Sweet Disposition WFIV Top 105 of 2010
2010 77 Sweet Disposition 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010
2010 82 Sweet Disposition 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010
2010 7 Sweet Disposition WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010
2010 61 Fader WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010
2010 1080 Sweet Disposition CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1903 Fader CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 611 Sweet Disposition WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 91 Sweet Disposition CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 18 Sweet Disposition Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2009
2009 89 Sweet Disposition The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009
2009 89 Sweet Disposition KSLG Top 94 of 2009
2009 21 Fader Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009
2009 48 Science of Fear Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009
2009 58 Love Lost Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009

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