Artist · chart history
Wheatus
Band Northport United States Formed 1995
Wheatus formed in 1995 in Northport, United States. Wheatus has 38 chart appearances on 38 radio countdowns from 23 stations on RockLists, spanning 2000–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Teenage Dirtbag”, which appears on 38 lists with a best position of #5. The station that charted Wheatus most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2000.
Wheatus formed in 1995 around Brendan B. Brown, the singer and electric guitarist who has been the one fixed point in a lineup that has rarely held still. The early band had Peter McCarrick Brown on drums, Philip A. Jimenez on keyboards and Rich Liegey on bass, and it was that era that sent "Teenage Dirtbag" around the world: a gawky, gloriously overwrought power-pop singalong with a chorus built for shouting along in the car.
A cover of Erasure's "A Little Respect" charted internationally in 2001, and their self-titled album went platinum in the UK. The personnel kept rotating after that, with Mike McCabe and later Matthew Milligan on bass, Brandon Ticer on keyboards and a string of backing singers, but Brown has kept the name going the whole way.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Wheatus on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teenage Dirtbag | 38 | #5 | – | 2000 |
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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