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“Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap

From the album Conditions (2009)

“Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap appears on 49 radio countdowns from 34 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2009 on the album Conditions. Its best result is #2 on the KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #12 alternative song of 2010, #2,360 alternative song of all time and #47 of the '10s.

49countdowns
34stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
8top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition [Official Video]

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"Sweet Disposition" is the big one on the Temper Trap's Conditions, a Dougy Mandagi and Lorenzo Sillitto song that Jim Abbiss produced into a rush of chiming, echoing guitar and a falsetto that heads straight for the rafters. Critics took to calling it an indie anthem, and it's easy to hear why: it builds and builds, all shimmer and pulse, until the whole thing feels airborne.

At home in Australia it got to 14 on the ARIA chart, and it went top ten in the UK, Ireland and Flanders. Then the 2009 film 500 Days of Summer put it on its soundtrack, and it caught a second wind in America, reaching number nine on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. In 2025 it was voted 11th in Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 91 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 89 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 89 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 18 Impact 89FM Lansing, MI Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2009 89
2010 6 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010 30
2010 14 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 20 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 6 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 12 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 44 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 63 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2010 90
2010 33 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Best of 2010 50
2010 58 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 3 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 75 WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN WFIV Top 105 of 2010 105
2010 28 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 20 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 28 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 11 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 24 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 77 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2010 7 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 82 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 45 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 7 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 2 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 7 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 20 of 2010 20
2010 22 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 103
2010 48 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 7 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 1080 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 611 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 614 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 546 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 38 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 517 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 187 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 64 102.7 WEQX WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade 103
2019 386 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2022 228 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 230 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 843 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2024 806 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 775 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 251 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 350 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 435 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2025 11 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (2025) 100
2026 291 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 2010

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  2. 2Tighten UpThe Black Keys
  3. 3RadioactiveKings of Leon
  4. 4The High RoadBroken Bells
  5. 5AnimalNeon Trees
  6. 6Lay Me DownDirty Heads

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