The 100th Episode Facts & Stats Update

The Trusty Chords 100th Episode Facts & Stats Update

Last week saw the Trusty Chords podcast celebrate 100 episodes, so we here at TC HQ figured it was high time to offer up a few facts and stats from the past couple of years.

We’re talking information about the theme song, info on the longest and shortest episodes, the most chosen artists, albums, and songs, and all that other sort of granular stuff you didn’t even know you wanted until now.

Episodes

  • 100 episodes
  • 7 bonus episodes
  • A total of 130 individual guests
    • Including one repeat offender, George Inglis from Sleepazoid and Fairtrade Narcotics
  • First episode:
    • Dan Haggis & Tord Knudsen – Sunship Balloon, from April 5th, 2024
  • Shortest episodes:
    • Episode 65: Cherie Currie – The Runaways (15:47)
    • Bonus Episode 2: Kevin Devine (16:16)
    • Bonus Episode 3: Jeff Martin & Jeff Burrows – The Tea Party (19:19)
  • Longest episodes:
    • Episode 47: Damian Cowell – TISM, Damian Cowell’s Disco Machine, The Arseless Chaps (2:00:04)
    • Episode 40: Beth Seymour – Beth Seymour & The Lizzies, Hormones, La Famiglia (1:44:08)
    • Episode 45: Kingsley Hall – Benefits, The Chapman Family (1:38:20)
  • Most-listened to episode:
    • Episode 52: Chris Hannah – Propagandhi

Artists

  • A total of 148 artists chosen
  • 118 unique artists chosen
  • 130 first-choice artists picked by the guests
  • Honourable mentions:
    • 16 chosen as honourable mentions
    • 2 chosen as an additional third honourable mentions
  • Most-picked artists:
    • Six times:
      • David Bowie
      • The Beatles
    • Four times:
      • Green Day
    • Two times
      • Beastie Boys
      • Black Sabbath
      • Bob Dylan
      • Coldplay
      • Elliott Smith
      • Freddie Mercury (Queen)
      • Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat/Fugazi)
      • Jeff Buckley
      • Jimi Hendrix
      • Jimmy Page
      • Kim Deal
      • Lou Reed
      • Nirvana
      • Paul Kelly
      • The 1975
      • Wolf Alice
      • You Am I
  • Most eclectic choice:
    • The artists featured on the Simply The Best Songwriters compilation album (Episode 75: Georgia Knight)

Albums

  • A total of 419 albums chosen
  • 368 unique artists chosen
  • Honourable mentions:
    • 19 instances of single honourable mentions
    • 5 instances of two honourable mentions
    • 3 instances of three honourable mentions
    • 2 instances of four honourable mentions
    • …and one instance of 11 honourable mentions
  • Average year of release for albums:
    • 1994
  • Earliest-released album:
    • Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (1959)
  • Most-recent album:
    • Men I Trust – Equus Caballus (2025)
  • Most-picked albums:
    • Six times:
      • The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
    • Three times:
      • Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill (1995)
      • The Beatles – The Beatles (1968)
    • Two times:
      • Air – Moon Safari (1998)
      • The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966)
      • The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
      • Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (1970)
      • Blink-182 – Dude Ranch (1997)
      • Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago (2007)
      • Cave In – Jupiter (2000)
      • The Clash – London Calling (1979)
      • Coldplay – Parachutes (2000)
      • D’Angelo – Voodoo (2000)
      • Deftones – White Pony (2000)
      • Elliott Smith – Either/Or (1997)
      • Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977)
      • Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia (2022)
      • Frank Ocean – Channel Orange (2012)
      • Fugazi – Red Medicine (1995)
      • Green Day – American Idiot (2004)
      • Guided By Voices – Bee Thousand (1994)
      • Iggy And The Stooges – Raw Power (1973)
      • Joni Mitchell – Blue (1971)
      • Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)
      • LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver (2007)
      • Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti (1975)
      • Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971)
      • Mid-Air Thief – Crumbling (2018)
      • Midnight Oil – 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1982)
      • Midnight Oil – Red Sails In The Sunset (1984)
      • Midnight Oil – Diesel And Dust (1987)
      • Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (1959)
      • The Mint Chicks – Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! (2006)
      • Neutral Milk Hotel – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (1998)
      • Nirvana – Nevermind (1991)
      • Pixies – Doolittle (1989)
      • Quicksand – Slip (1993)
      • Radiohead – In Rainbows (2007)
      • Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine (1992)
      • Ratcat – Blind Love (1991)
      • The Replacements – Tim (1985)
      • Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols (1977)
      • Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream (1993)
      • Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell (2015)
      • Wolf Alice – Visions Of A Life (2017)
      • Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
      • XTC – Skylarking (1986)
  • Most-picked artists:
    • Six times:
      • The Beatles
    • Five times:
      • Bob Dylan
      • David Bowie
    • Four times:
      • Midnight Oil
    • Three times:
      • Deftones
      • Elliott Smith
      • Leonard Cohen
    • Two times:
      • A Tribe Called Quest
      • AC/DC
      • Alanis Morissette
      • Alice Cooper
      • Amy Winehouse
      • Aphex Twin
      • Arctic Monkeys
      • Big Star
      • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
      • Black Sabbath
      • Blink-182
      • Bon Iver
      • Coldplay
      • The Cure
      • D’Angelo
      • Elvis Costello & The Attractions
      • Eminem
      • Fall Out Boy
      • Fleetwood Mac
      • Green Day
      • Jeff Buckley
      • Joni Mitchell
      • Kanye West
      • Magdalena Bay
      • Metallica
      • My Bloody Valentine
      • My Chemical Romance
      • Neil Young
      • Neil Young & Crazy Horse
      • New Order
      • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
      • Pink Floyd
      • Propagandhi
      • Radiohead
      • Rage Against The Machine
      • Ramones
      • The Replacements
      • The Rolling Stones
      • Smashing Pumpkins
      • The Smiths
      • Split Enz
      • Sufjan Stevens
      • Tom Petty
      • The Triffids
      • Wilco
      • You Am I

Songs

  • A total of 671 songs chosen
  • 613 unique songs chosen
  • Honourable mentions:
    • 25 instances of single honourable mentions
    • 10 instances of two honourable mentions
    • 3 instances of three honourable mentions
    • …and one instance of 5 honourable mentions
  • Average year of release for songs:
    • 1992
  • Earliest-released song:
    • John Newton – ‘Amazing Grace’ (1779)
  • Most recently-released songs:
    • Emily Wurramara – ‘FRIEND’ (2024) (One week old at the time of episode release)
    • Oklou – ‘thank you for recording’ (2025) (Currently, the most recent choice by an artist)
  • Most-picked songs:
    • Thee times:
      • Joni Mitchell – ‘River’ (1971)
    • Two times:
      • Archers Of Loaf – ‘Web In Front’ (1993)
      • The Beat – ‘Save It For Later’ (1982)
      • The Beatles – ‘A Day In The Life’ (1967)
      • Bob Dylan – ‘It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)’ (1965)
      • Bruce Cockburn – ‘Lovers In A Dangerous Time’ (1984)
      • Cold Chisel – ‘Four Walls’ (1980)
      • Coldplay – ‘Clocks’ (2002)
      • Echo & The Bunnymen – ‘The Killing Moon’ (1984)
      • Electric Light Orchestra – ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ (1978)
      • Fleetwood Mac – ‘Dreams’ (1977)
      • Fleetwood Mac – ‘The Chain’ (1977)
      • John Newton – ‘Amazing Grace’ (1779)
      • Judee Sill – ‘The Kiss’ (1973)
      • Massive Attack – ‘Teardrop’ (1998)
      • Midnight Oil – ‘The Dead Heart’ (1986)
      • Midnight Oil – ‘Beds Are Burning’ (1987)
      • Mulatu Astatke – ‘Tezeta (Nostalgia)’ (1998)
      • Neil Young – ‘Harvest Moon’ (1992)
      • New Radicals – ‘You Get What You Give’ (1998)
      • Nick Drake – ‘Pink Moon’ (1972)
      • Nirvana – ‘All Apologies’ (1993)
      • Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Motion Sickness’ (2017)
      • Pixies – ‘Debaser’ (1989)
      • Ramones – ‘I Don’t Want To Grow Up’ (1995)
      • Sam Cooke – ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ (1964)
      • Sonic Youth – ‘Teen Age Riot’ (1988)
  • Most-picked artists:
    • Nine times:
      • The Beatles
    • Eight times:
      • David Bowie
    • Seven times:
      • Midnight Oil
      • Neil Young
    • Six times:
      • Bob Dylan
      • Joni Mitchell
    • Five times:
      • Fleetwood Mac
      • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
      • The Smiths
    • Four times:
      • Frank Ocean
    • Three times:
      • The 1975
      • Archie Roach
      • Blink-182
      • Bob Marley & The Wailers
      • Bon Iver
      • Cold Chisel
      • Coldplay
      • Deftones
      • Electric Light Orchestra
      • Gordon Lightfoot
      • Jeff Buckley
      • John Coltrane
      • Johnny Cash
      • The Kinks
      • KISS
      • Led Zeppelin
      • Leonard Cohen
      • Nina Simone
      • Nirvana
      • Oasis
      • Phoebe Bridgers
      • Pink Floyd
      • Pixies
      • Queen
      • Queens Of The Stone Age
      • Ramones
      • Stevie Wonder
      • Suicide
      • Tom Waits
      • Wilco
      • You Am I
    • Two times:
      • AC/DC
      • Alvvays
      • Archers Of Loaf
      • The Beat
      • Big Thief
      • Björk
      • Bruce Cockburn
      • Bruce Springsteen
      • Childish Gambino
      • The Clash
      • Cocteau Twins
      • The Cure
      • Daft Punk
      • The Doors
      • Echo & The Bunnymen
      • Elliott Smith
      • Elton John
      • Eminem
      • The Go-Betweens
      • Green Day
      • Hans Zimmer
      • Jimi Hendrix
      • John Lennon
      • John Newton
      • Judee Sill
      • Kendrick Lamar
      • Kev Carmody
      • The Killers
      • The Kills
      • Massive Attack
      • Moby
      • Modest Mouse
      • Mulatu Astatke
      • New Radicals
      • Nick Drake
      • Paul Simon
      • Pavement
      • Peter Gabriel
      • PJ Harvey
      • The Pogues
      • Rage Against The Machine
      • The Replacements
      • Sam Cooke
      • Saves The Day
      • Sonic Youth
      • Suzi Quatro
      • Todd Terje
      • Tracy Chapman
      • The Velvet Underground
      • Wolf Alice