Song · Avett Brothers
“True Sadness” by Avett Brothers
From the album True Sadness (2016)
“True Sadness” by Avett Brothers appears on 9 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2016 and 2022. It was first released in 2016 on the album True Sadness. Its best result is #13 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 indie & aaa song of 2016, #2,135 indie & aaa song of all time and #479 of the '10s.
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The title track of True Sadness, the Avett Brothers' ninth album, arrived with the rest of the record on June 24, 2016, on American Recordings and Republic, with Rick Rubin producing the album. The songwriting credit goes to the band as a whole, and Scott and Seth Avett share the lead vocal.
It's a crowded, generous arrangement: Scott on banjo, harmonica, synthesizer and acoustic guitar, Seth on electric and acoustic guitars, keyboard and bass, Bob Crawford on bass, viola and the Mexican guitarrón, Paul Defiglia on piano, Hammond organ and Wurlitzer, Tania Elizabeth on violin, Joe Kwon on cello and Mike Marsh on drums, with nearly the whole crew pitching in on percussion and backing vocals. The album's making was captured in the 2017 documentary May It Last, and it earned a Grammy nod for Best Americana Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
| 2016 | 18 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
| 2016 | 94 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2016 | 104 |
| 2016 | 22 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 198 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 767 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2019 | 767 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2022 | 415 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2022 | 1200 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
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