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Silverchair are one of the most acclaimed and successful bands in Australian music history.

The group’s members were all born in the Newcastle surf suburb of Merewether. Singer/guitarist Daniel Johns and drummer Ben Gillies started making music together at primary school and schoolmate Chris Joannou later joined on bass. They got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and triple j.

Between 1994 and present day, Silverchair achieved phenomenal global success accumulating album sales in excess of six million across Frogstomp, Freak Show, Diorama, Neon Ballroom, and Young Modern, which became the fastest selling of their extraordinary career.

Silverchair have won 21 ARIA Awards – more than any other artist in history – nd they have enjoyed more #1 albums than any other Australian band. Daniel Johns is also the only person to ever win the prestigious APRA Songwriter Of The Year Award on three separate occasions.

In May 2011, Silverchair announced an indefinite hiatus.

Monthly Listeners

2.1 million

Followers

1.5 million

Total Streams

867.0 million

Top Cities

173,423 listeners
147,506 listeners
136,191 listeners
77,377 listeners
65,908 listeners

Popular Tracks

118 tracks
1
Tomorrow - Single Version

Tomorrow - Single Version

Sep 16, 1994

215.0 million

streams

2
Miss You Love

Miss You Love

Jan 1, 1999

72.5 million

streams

3
Freak

Freak

Jan 1, 1997

65.7 million

streams

4
Straight Lines (Radio Edit)

Straight Lines (Radio Edit)

Mar 12, 2007

65.1 million

streams

5
Ana's Song (Open Fire)

Ana's Song (Open Fire)

Jan 1, 1999

49.2 million

streams

6
Israel's Son

Israel's Son

Mar 27, 1995

38.7 million

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7
Anthem for the Year 2000

Anthem for the Year 2000

Jan 1, 1999

38.0 million

streams

8
Suicidal Dream

Suicidal Dream

Mar 27, 1995

30.6 million

streams

9
Pure Massacre

Pure Massacre

Jan 13, 1995

25.1 million

streams

10
Shade

Shade

Mar 27, 1995

22.5 million

streams