Artist · chart history
Xavier Rudd
Solo artist Victoria Australia Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Xavier Rudd is an artist from Victoria. Xavier Rudd has 9 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2013. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Follow the Sun”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #44. The station that charted Xavier Rudd most often is Triple J (Australia (national)), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2012.
Xavier Rudd, born in Victoria, Australia, in 1978, is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who surrounds himself with guitars, didgeridoo, banjo, harmonica, djembe and even saxophone and clarinet. The result is a warm, earthy stew of blues, folk and reggae, rhythmic and hypnotic, with the drone of the didgeridoo rumbling underneath like the ground itself.
His songs keep coming back to big themes: spirituality, humanity, the environment and the rights of Indigenous Australians. Solace, in 2004, gave him "Let Me Be" and "Shelter", both gentle, loping grooves with a hopeful lift. Food in the Belly followed in 2005 with "Messages", and 2007's White Moth brought "Better People", carried on a lilting, sunny rhythm.
Spirit Bird, in 2012, found him still at it, and "Follow the Sun" is its bright, easygoing highlight, a strummed, open-hearted singalong with the feel of a beach at the end of a long day.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Xavier Rudd on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Follow the Sun | 2 | #44 | – | 2012 | |
| 2 | Time To Smile | 1 | #42 | – | 2010 | |
| 3 | Let Me Be | 1 | #54 | – | 2003 | |
| 4 | Better People | 1 | #56 | – | 2007 | |
| 5 | Shelter | 1 | #56 | – | 2004 | |
| 6 | Solace | 1 | #59 | – | 2004 | |
| 7 | Mystery Angel | 1 | #98 | – | 2013 | |
| 8 | Messages | 1 | #92 | – | 2005 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98 | Mystery Angel | WBER Listener Countdown 2013 |
| 2012 | 49 (tie) | Follow the Sun | WBER Listener Countdown 2012 |
| 2012 | 44 | Follow the Sun | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 |
| 2010 | 42 | Time To Smile | WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 |
| 2007 | 56 | Better People | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 |
| 2005 | 92 | Messages | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 |
| 2004 | 56 | Shelter | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 |
| 2004 | 59 | Solace | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 |
| 2003 | 54 | Let Me Be | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 |
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