Artist · chart history
Therapy
Band Belfast United Kingdom Formed 1989 Irish alternative metal band
Therapy formed in 1989 in Belfast, United Kingdom. Therapy has 23 chart appearances on 23 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1992–2013. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Diane”, which appears on 19 lists with a best position of #16. The station that charted Therapy most often is Studio Brussel (Flanders, Belgium), with 19 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1992.
Therapy? came roaring out of Larne, Northern Ireland, in 1989, when guitarist and singer Andy Cairns teamed up with drummer and singer Fyfe Ewing. Cairns played bass on their first demo himself before they brought in local bassist Michael McKeegan, and the three of them made a noise that was equal parts punk, metal and grinding noise rock, all sharp riffs, pummeling drums and Cairns barking over the top.
A&M signed them in 1992, and they made 4 albums for the label. Nurse, that same year, had "Teethgrinder", a lurching, abrasive assault, and the 1993 Shortsharpshock E.P. brought "Screamager", a short, sharp blast with a hook you couldn't shake. Troublegum, in 1994, was the big one, and Infernal Love, in 1995, was home to "Diane", a stark, brooding change of pace.
Ewing left early in 1996, and Graham Hopkins took over the drums while Martin McCarrick joined on guitar and cello. Neil Cooper replaced Hopkins in 2002, and after McCarrick left in 2004 they went back to being a trio. They're now on the independent label Marshall Records, with 14 studio albums and over 2 million records sold worldwide.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Therapy on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diane | 19 | #16 | – | – | |
| 2 | Teethgrinder | 1 | #33 | – | 1992 | |
| 3 | Screamager | 1 | #78 | – | 1993 | |
| 4 | Die Laughing | 2 | #765 | – | – |
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.
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