Artist · chart history
We Are Scientists
Band Berkeley United States Formed 2000 US indie rock band
We Are Scientists formed in 2000 in Berkeley, United States. We Are Scientists has 11 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 9 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #49. The station that charted We Are Scientists most often is 89.9 WLCA (St. Louis, MO), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
We Are Scientists started out in Berkeley, California, before setting up shop in New York City, and at heart they're Keith Murray on guitar and vocals and Chris Cain on bass, two wisecracking guys who happen to write hooks sharp enough to cut glass. Michael Tapper and Adam Aaronson are among those who have come and gone; since 2013 Keith Carne has handled the drums in the studio and on stage.
The Wolf's Hour EP, from 2004, brought "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt", a jittery, spring-loaded blast of indie rock that sounds like the dance floor and the mosh pit agreeing to share. The real breakthrough was their debut album, With Love and Squalor, which moved 100,000 copies inside half a year, and they've barely paused since: Brain Thrust Mastery in 2008, Barbara in 2010 with "Rules Don't Stop", then TV en Français, Helter Seltzer, Megaplex, Huffy, Lobes and, in 2025, Qualifying Miles. An early record, Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order), is something they've written off as a rough draft.
They're as famous for the jokes as for the songs, cracking wise in interviews, press releases and between numbers on stage, dreaming up many of their own video ideas, and making a run of TV shorts for MTV in 2009 called Steve Wants His Money. Virgin Records and Play It Again Sam have both released their music.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by We Are Scientists on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt | 4 | #49 | – | 2006 | |
| 2 | Rules Don't Stop | 3 | #57 | – | 2010 | |
| 3 | Nice Guys | 1 | #41 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | After Hours | 2 | #84 | – | 2008 | |
| 5 | Please Don't Say It | 1 | #86 | – | 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | Please Don't Say It | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2025 |
| 2022 | 874 | Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s |
| 2018 | 865 | After Hours | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 |
| 2010 | 98 | Rules Don't Stop | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 |
| 2010 | 41 | Nice Guys | WLCA Top 89 of 2010 |
| 2010 | 57 | Rules Don't Stop | WLCA Top 89 of 2010 |
| 2010 | 79 | Rules Don't Stop | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 |
| 2008 | 84 | After Hours | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2008 |
| 2006 | 49 | Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt | Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 |
| 2006 | 96 | Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 |
| 2006 | 66 (tie) | Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt | WBER Listener Countdown 2006 |
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