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“I and Love and You” by Avett Brothers

From the album I and Love and You (2009)

“I and Love and You” by Avett Brothers appears on 37 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2009 on the album I and Love and You. Its best result is #1 on the WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2009, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #694 alternative song of 2009.

37countdowns
15stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
11top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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"I and Love and You" is the title track of the Avett Brothers' 2009 major-label debut, the record that paired them with Rick Rubin on American Recordings. Scott Avett, Seth Avett and Bob Crawford wrote it, and it was the first thing anybody heard from the album, handed out as a free download on June 24, 2009.

Rubin keeps it uncluttered, and the song takes its sweet time, slow and aching, with the feel of a long goodbye. The band pushed the album out with a 13-chapter online video series, NPR streamed it ahead of release, and Starbucks made the song its iTunes Pick of the Week in September 2009.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 24 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 106
2009 89 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2009 92
2009 13 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009 107
2009 2 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2009 100
2009 12 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009 104
2009 2 WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA WRSI Top 93 Songs of 2009 93
2009 1 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 64 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2009 100
2009 3 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2010 11 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2010 5 WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN WFIV Top 105 of 2010 105
2010 12 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Best of 2010 50
2010 1 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2011 5 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2011 111

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 11 WYEP WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade 913
2010 196 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2012 242 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2013 10 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 118 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2016 2 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2018 641 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 25 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 6 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2019 6 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2020 429 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 325 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 988 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055
2023 926 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 426 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 126 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places 800
2024 104 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 154 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 53 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 28 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 149 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 29 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 144 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: I And Love And You; I & Love & You; I And Love and You.

Charting alongside it in 2009

Best songs of 2009 →
  1. 1Use SomebodyKings of Leon
  2. 2UprisingMuse
  3. 3Panic SwitchSilversun Pickups
  4. 4Aint no Rest for the WickedCage The Elephant
  5. 5(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You ToWeezer
  6. 6The FixerPearl Jam

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