Artist · chart history
Tumbleweed
Band Wollongong Australia Formed 1990 Australian stoner rock
Tumbleweed formed in 1990 in Wollongong, Australia. Tumbleweed has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1994–1996. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Daddy Long Legs”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #50. The station that charted Tumbleweed most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.
Tumbleweed rose out of the ashes of The Proton Energy Pills in October 1990, in Tarrawanna, a northern suburb of seaside Wollongong. Three Curley brothers made up most of the band, Dave singing, Jay on bass and Lenny on guitar, with Richie Lewis on drums. That first lineup barely lasted a few months, but it was long enough to cut a 7" single, "Captain's Log", with Mudhoney's Mark Arm producing, and Waterfront Records put it out the following August.
Australian music historian Ian McFarlane pegged them as the definitive stoner band of the 1990s, and the description fits: a post-psychedelic haze that harked back to 1969, wah-wah riffs drowned in fuzz, hard-driving beats, lazy, drifting vocals and an excess of hair. Three of their albums reached the ARIA top 50: the self-titled debut in 1992, Galactaphonic in 1995 and Return to Earth in 1996.
"Daddy Long Legs" came crawling out in 1994. Galactaphonic, a title that sums up the cosmic, amps-cranked vibe better than any review could, carried "Hang Around", and Return to Earth brought "Silver Lizard"; if the album name promised a landing, the guitars still sound like they're orbiting somewhere a long way off.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Tumbleweed on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daddy Long Legs | 1 | #50 | – | 1994 | |
| 2 | Silver Lizard | 1 | #59 | – | 1996 | |
| 3 | Hang Around | 1 | #96 | – | 1995 |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59 | Silver Lizard | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 |
| 1995 | 96 | Hang Around | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 |
| 1994 | 50 | Daddy Long Legs | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 |
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