Artist · chart history
Band of Horses
Band Seattle United States Formed 2004
Band of Horses formed in 2004 in Seattle, United States. Band of Horses has 157 chart appearances on 100 radio countdowns from 35 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Laredo”, which appears on 36 lists with a best position of #7. The station that charted Band of Horses most often is WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), with 26 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
Band of Horses formed in Seattle in 2004, and through a revolving door of bandmates the constant has been Ben Bridwell, the singer and songwriter whose high, reverb-soaked voice sounds like it's calling across a canyon. Mat Brooke was there at the start, and drummer Creighton Barrett has been a fixture since 2006.
Everything All the Time, in 2006, was the arrival: big, shimmering guitars, open-hearted melodies and "The Funeral", a slow-burning anthem that builds from a whisper to a stampede. The record earned a Shortlist Music Prize nomination, and "The First Song" set the tone. Cease to Begin followed in 2007 with "Is There a Ghost" and the sweet, soaring "No One's Gonna Love You". From 2007, guitarist Tyler Ramsey and bassist Bill Reynolds gave the band its steadiest lineup, and together they made Infinite Arms in 2010, with "Laredo" out front, and it drew a Grammy nomination.
Mirage Rock in 2012 brought "Knock Knock", and Why Are You OK in 2016 brought "Casual Party" and "In a Drawer". Ramsey and Reynolds left on bitter terms in 2017, and Bridwell carried on, rebuilding the band for Things Are Great and "Warning Signs" in 2022.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Band of Horses on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laredo | 36 | #7 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | The Funeral | 21 | #31 | – | 2006 | |
| 3 | Casual Party | 16 | #5 | – | 2016 | |
| 4 | Is There a Ghost | 18 | #41 | – | 2007 | |
| 5 | In a Drawer | 15 | #10 | – | 2016 | |
| 6 | No One's Gonna Love You | 13 | #72 | – | 2008 | |
| 7 | Crutch | 11 | #3 | – | 2021 | |
| 8 | Warning Signs | 5 | #13 | – | 2022 | |
| 9 | Knock Knock | 7 | #51 | – | 2012 | |
| 10 | Georgia | 3 | #79 | – | 2010 | |
| 11 | Dilly | 3 | #36 | – | 2010 | |
| 12 | The Great Salt Lake | 1 | #137 | – | – | |
| 13 | Compliments | 1 | #30 | – | 2010 | |
| 14 | Northwest Apartments | 1 | #44 | – | 2010 | |
| 15 | Solemn Oath | 1 | #56 | – | 2016 | |
| 16 | Wicked Gil | 1 | #104 | – | 2007 | |
| 17 | You Are Nice To Me | 1 | #77 | – | 2022 | |
| 18 | Factory | 1 | #97 | – | 2010 | |
| 19 | Great Salt Lake | 1 | #584 | – | – | |
| 20 | The First Song | 1 | #738 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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