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Because of the Times by Kings of Leon
Because of the Times is an album by Kings of Leon, released in 2007. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “On Call”, on 16 lists with a best position of #3.
Because of the Times, the third album from Kings of Leon, arrived in 2007 on RCA with Ethan Johns producing, and it's the sound of the Followill clan from Mount Juliet, Tennessee (brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared, plus cousin Matthew) stretching well past the Southern rock and garage rock they came up on. The guitars ring out wider, the tempos slow to a smolder, and the whole band sounds hungrier for big, open spaces.
"On Call" is the brooding centerpiece, with "Fans" and "Charmer" pulling in different directions around it, one bright and warm, the other jagged and wild. Britain, which had taken to the band before America did, sent the album to number one, and it turned up on plenty of year-end best-of lists.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Because of the Times on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On Call | 16 | #3 | – | 2007–2022 | |
| 2 | Fans | 3 | #33 | – | 2007 | |
| 3 | Charmer | 1 | #60 | – | 2007 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.