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The Watchmen
Band Manitoba Canada Active 1988–2003 Canadian rock band
The Watchmen formed in 1988 in Manitoba, Canada and was active until 2003. The Watchmen has 7 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1999–2009. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Stereo”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #75. The station that charted The Watchmen most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2001.
The Watchmen got going in Winnipeg in 1988, a no-frills alternative rock outfit built around Daniel Greaves and Joey Serlin, and by the middle of the '90s they were moving more records than just about any rock band in Canada. They were never the flashiest act on the bill. They were the one that kept selling.
In the Trees, in 1994, was the breakthrough, a platinum record carried by the dusky pull of "Boneyard Tree" and "Lusitana". Brand New Day and its single "Incarnate" came in 1996, and Silent Radar, home of the chiming "Stereo", in 1998; along the way McLaren Furnace Room, Silent Radar and Slomotion each went gold. The sound was earnest, guitar-heavy alt-rock with a prairie chill in its bones, built for long drives and bigger rooms.
They earned those rooms the hard way, crossing Canada on tour more than once, opening for the Tragically Hip and splitting top billing with Big Wreck on a national run.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Watchmen on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stereo | 3 | #75 | – | – | |
| 2 | Absolutely Anytime | 1 | #18 | – | 2001 | |
| 3 | Incarnate | 1 | #635 | – | – | |
| 4 | Lusitana | 1 | #714 | – | – | |
| 5 | Boneyard Tree | 1 | #843 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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