Artist · chart history
Velocity Girl
Band College Park United States Formed 1989
Velocity Girl formed in 1989 in College Park, United States. Velocity Girl has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1994. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sorry Again”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #74. The station that charted Velocity Girl most often is WHFS (Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.
Velocity Girl formed in College Park, Maryland, in 1989 and worked out of the Washington, D.C., area, making indie rock with a sweet tooth and a noisy undertow, dreamy and bouncy at once. Sub Pop put out their records.
¡Simpatico! arrived in 1994 with "Sorry Again", a bright, springy, hooky song that sounds like a crush that won't quit. The lineup included Sarah Shannon, Archie Moore, Brian Nelson, Kelly Riles and Jim Spellman, with Bridget Cross on board in the earliest days.
They made three albums before splitting in 1996, came back for a one-off show in 2002, and played a few more concerts in 2023 and 2024.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Velocity Girl on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorry Again | 2 | #74 | – | 1994 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 98 | Sorry Again | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 |
| 1994 | 74 | Sorry Again | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 |
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