The Clean's pre-eminent place in Flying Nun lore comes down to two factors - their unchallengeable position as the band that started it all 21 years ago, and the group's absolute dedication to free-flowing chemistry and musical experimentation in the pursuit of creating incredible records.
The importance of the former and the influence of the latter over a huge stream of musicians in New Zealand and around the world ever since cannot be under-estimated.
The Clean first debuted in the KiwiFM Top 10 on 13 July 2008 with the song Too Much Violence. There are four entries by The Clean in the charts.