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Sermon on the Rocks by Josh Ritter
Sermon on the Rocks is an album by Josh Ritter, released in 2015. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 24 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Getting Ready to Get Down”, on 20 lists with a best position of #5.
Sermon on the Rocks, Josh Ritter's eighth full-length studio album, came out on Pytheas Recordings on October 16, 2015. Ritter, a songwriter known for his Americana roots and lyrics that tell stories, summed it up himself as "messianic oracular honky-tonk", which is as good a road map as any: a preacher's fervor, a fortune-teller's riddles and a barroom stomp, all in one.
"Getting Ready to Get Down" is the song that caught on, sticking around the countdowns for years, while "Where the Night Goes" and "Homecoming" got their own turns much later.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sermon on the Rocks on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getting Ready to Get Down | 20 | #5 | – | 2015–2026 | |
| 2 | Where The Night Goes | 3 | #33 | – | 2016–2024 | |
| 3 | HOMECOMING | 1 | #777 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.