Artist · chart history
Viva Brother
Band Slough United Kingdom Formed 2009 Gritpop Band from Slough
Viva Brother formed in 2009 in Slough, United Kingdom. Viva Brother has 6 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2012. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Darling Buds of May”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #32. The station that charted Viva Brother most often is WFNX (Boston, MA), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
Viva Brother came roaring out of Berkshire with a swagger that sounds lifted straight from Britpop's glory days. They'd been plain Brother at first, and in October 2010 Geffen Records signed them, with EMI Publishing following a month later. The debut, Famous First Words, landed on 1 August 2011 and got to number 34 on the UK Albums Chart, loaded with big, brash guitar anthems like "Darling Buds of May" and "Time Machine" that sound like they were written to be bellowed from the back of a pub.
The ride was short. On 1 April 2012 it was confirmed that the band had split, and by that June its members had moved on to a synthpop project called Lovelife. Then, in September 2017, a cryptic video popped up on their social media, and on 3 October they confirmed they were back, with a comeback show booked at The Garage in London on 30 November.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Viva Brother on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darling Buds of May | 5 | #32 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | Time Machine | 1 | #55 | – | 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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 131 | Darling Buds of May | WBER Listener Countdown 2012 |
| 2011 | 90 | Darling Buds of May | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2011 |
| 2011 | 32 | Darling Buds of May | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 |
| 2011 | 55 | Time Machine | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2011 |
| 2011 | 34 | Darling Buds of May | 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011 |
| 2011 | 45 | Darling Buds of May | WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2011 |
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