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The Verve Pipe

Band East Lansing United States Formed 1992

The Verve Pipe formed in 1992 in East Lansing, United States. The Verve Pipe has 82 chart appearances on 62 radio countdowns from 29 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Freshmen”, which appears on 52 lists with a best position of #6. The station that charted The Verve Pipe most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 28 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.

82appearances
62countdowns
6songs charted
29stations
0#1 finishes
1996–2025years

The Verve Pipe came out of East Lansing, Michigan, in 1992, founded by Brian Vander Ark on vocals and guitar, Brad Vander Ark on bass, Brian Stout on guitar and Donny Brown on drums, with A.J. Dunning and keyboard player Doug Corella soon joining. They played earnest, melodic alternative rock with big dynamics, the sort of songs that start as a confession and end as a singalong.

"The Freshmen" is the one that made their name in 1996, a hushed, acoustic-led ballad that swells into a heavy-hearted chorus, and it is the song that has stuck. Villains, released the same year, carried "Photograph" and its brooding title track, and the self-titled 1999 album followed with "Hero".

After that the lineup kept changing around Brian Vander Ark, but those 2 songs from 1996, "The Freshmen" and "Photograph", are what the band is still known for.

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

Songs by The Verve Pipe on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 The Freshmen
3,036		 52 #6 – 1997
2 Photograph
678		 23 #24 – 1996
3 Villians
44		 1 #61 – 1997
4 Hero
39		 2 #77 – 1999
5 Villains
27		 3 #90 – 1997
6 Never Let You Down
20		 1 #86 – 2001

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.

96 97 99 01

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2025 177 The Freshmen WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2023 273 The Freshmen 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 343 The Freshmen WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2023 501 The Freshmen WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023
2022 271 The Freshmen 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 511 The Freshmen The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021 268 The Freshmen 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 825 The Freshmen 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2020 247 The Freshmen 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 289 The Freshmen The DC101 Top 500
2019 313 The Freshmen WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2019 56 The Freshmen X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's
2015 296 The Freshmen WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014 915 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1655 Photograph CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 296 The Freshmen WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2013 867 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1595 Photograph CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 826 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1536 Photograph CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 800 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1467 Photograph CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 784 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1438 Photograph CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 758 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1417 Photograph CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 753 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1396 Photograph CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 462 The Freshmen KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2005 274 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1554 Photograph CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 492 The Freshmen 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 59 The Freshmen 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the 90s
2004 260 The Freshmen The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 273 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1555 Photograph CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 273 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1555 Photograph CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 273 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1551 Photograph CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1879 The Freshmen Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 86 Never Let You Down G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001
2001 273 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1555 Photograph CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 233 The Freshmen WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 271 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1555 Photograph CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 96 The Freshmen DC101 Top 101 Rock Songs of the 90s
1999 77 Hero 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999
1999 82 Hero Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 75 The Freshmen Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 750 Photograph Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 788 The Freshmen The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 271 The Freshmen CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1555 Photograph CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 525 Photograph CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 915 The Freshmen CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 206 The Freshmen WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1997 26 The Freshmen KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997
1997 36 The Freshmen 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997
1997 27 The Freshmen Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997
1997 6 The Freshmen Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997
1997 28 The Freshmen WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997
1997 9 The Freshmen The End Top 107 Songs of 1997
1997 61 Villians The End Top 107 Songs of 1997
1997 7 The Freshmen WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997
1997 8 The Freshmen 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997
1997 11 The Freshmen KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997
1997 15 The Freshmen X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997
1997 39 (tie) The Freshmen WBER Listener Countdown 1997
1997 91 Villains WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997
1997 100 Villains 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997
1997 7 The Freshmen Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997
1997 90 Villains Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997
1997 45 The Freshmen WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997
1996 82 Photograph KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996
1996 85 Photograph 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996
1996 60 Photograph Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996
1996 97 Photograph WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996
1996 34 Photograph The End Top 107 Songs of 1996
1996 56 Photograph WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996
1996 24 Photograph Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996

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