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Alan Sparhawk
Solo artist Seattle United States
Alan Sparhawk is an artist from Seattle. Alan Sparhawk has 2 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Stranger”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #12. The station that charted Alan Sparhawk most often is The Current (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2025.
Alan Sparhawk, born in 1969, has spent his career as a guitarist and singer in bands including Low, the Black-Eyed Snakes and Retribution Gospel Choir, and in 2024 he put out White Roses, My God under his own name, home of "Can U Hear". A year later came Alan Sparhawk With Trampled by Turtles, a collaboration built around "Stranger", with Sparhawk's voice sitting squarely in the middle of the arrangements, weathered and unhurried.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Alan Sparhawk on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stranger | 1 | #12 | – | 2025 | |
| 2 | Can U Hear | 1 | #859 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | Stranger | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 859 | Can U Hear | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now |


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