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“Archie, Marry Me” by Alvvays
From the album Alvvays (2013)
“Archie, Marry Me” by Alvvays appears on 12 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2014 and 2026. It was first released in 2013 on the album Alvvays. Its best result is #88 on the KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #372 indie & aaa song of 2014 and #464 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Archie, Marry Me" was the first thing Alvvays ever put out, posted on the band's own website in the spring of 2013 before any label had signed them, and it became the lead single from their self-titled debut. Singer and guitarist Molly Rankin wrote it with guitarist Alec O'Hanley, her partner, and the song first took shape while the two were living in a remote farmhouse on Prince Edward Island. Then in their mid-twenties, the pair had watched friends hurry into marriage with some derision, and the song turns that into a sideways proposal that questions the marry-young script, weighing commitment against money worries.
Chad VanGaalen produced it at Yoko Eno, his Calgary studio, wrapping the jangle in fuzzy, sun-bleached haze. It never charted, but it caught on slowly through streaming and became the band's breakthrough.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 165 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2019 | 88 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2019 | 297 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 297 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2024 | 712 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 306 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 147 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 279 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 310 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2025 | 289 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 686 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
Also listed as: Archie Marry Me.
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