Artist · chart history
Triggerfinger
Band Antwerp Belgium Formed 1998 Belgian rock trio
Triggerfinger formed in 1998 in Antwerp, Belgium. Triggerfinger has 10 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2009–2015. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “All this dancin around”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #2. The station that charted Triggerfinger most often is Studio Brussel (Flanders, Belgium), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
Triggerfinger are Belgium's answer to the question of what hard rock sounds like when it's played with more swing than swagger, and then with plenty of both. Formed in 1998, the band has always been built around singer and guitarist Ruben Block and drummer Mario Goossens, formerly of Winterville, a rhythm engine that swings as hard as it hits.
Paul Van Bruystegem held down the bass from 2003, and the trio's records, released on Excelsior Recordings, sharpened the attack each time out. What Grabs Ya? in 2008 set the tone, all dirty blues riffs and swagger. All This Dancin' Around in 2010 was loaded with "Love Lost in Love", "Let It Ride" and "I Follow Rivers", songs that show how much menace this band can wring out of restraint. By Absence of the Sun in 2014 kept the grooves heavy on "Perfect Match" and "Off the Rack".
Van Bruystegem bowed out in 2023, and his farewell show became their third live album, Faders Up 3. Geoffrey Burton, who had been lending a hand on guitar since 2017, moved over to bass, and the machine keeps rolling.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Triggerfinger on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All this dancin around | 1 | #2 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | Love lost in love | 1 | #5 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | Perfect Match | 1 | #7 | – | 2014 | |
| 4 | Let it ride | 1 | #7 | – | 2011 | |
| 5 | By Absence Of The Sun | 1 | #13 | – | 2014 | |
| 6 | Off The Rack | 1 | #18 | – | 2014 | |
| 7 | I Follow Rivers | 1 | #22 | – | 2012 | |
| 8 | Big Hole | 1 | #32 | – | 2015 | |
| 9 | Is it | 1 | #28 | – | 2009 | |
| 10 | It hasn't gone away | 1 | #39 | – | 2011 |
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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