Artist · chart history
VHS or Beta
Band Louisville Formed 1997
VHS or Beta formed in 1997 in Louisville. VHS or Beta has 13 chart appearances on 13 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 2005–2014. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Night On Fire”, which appears on 8 lists with a best position of #125. The station that charted VHS or Beta most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2007.
VHS or Beta started out in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1997, later moved their base to Brooklyn, and named themselves after the videotape format war that pitted Sony's Beta against JVC's VHS. Their music sat on a similar fault line: a rock band, guitars and all, that couldn't stop thinking about the dance floor, cutting its riffs with the four-on-the-floor pulse of house and the glitter of disco.
Night on Fire came out on Astralwerks in 2004, its title track a shimmering, strutting rush that sounds like a band just discovering how much fun it could have. Bring on the Comets followed in 2007, with "Can't Believe a Single Word" leading the charge. Mark Guidry, Mark Palgy and Craig Pfunder were in the lineup.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by VHS or Beta on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night On Fire | 8 | #125 | – | 2005 | |
| 2 | Can't Believe a Single Word | 5 | #44 | – | 2007 |
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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