Song · Bishop Briggs
“River” by Bishop Briggs
From the EP Bishop Briggs (2016)
“River” by Bishop Briggs appears on 18 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2016 and 2026. It was first released in 2016 on the EP Bishop Briggs. Its best result is #2 on the 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 2016 and #176 of the '10s.
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Bishop Briggs dropped "River" on 22 January 2016, first on her SoundCloud and then through Teleport Records and Island Records, and it's a stomping, big-voiced howl from an English singer-songwriter with a voice built for bigger rooms. She wrote it with Mark Jackson and Ian Scott, and it later landed on her debut album Church of Scars as its second single.
The song got a second push when MTV folded it into the soundtrack for Scream's second season, where it turned up across the season and was reissued with the companion album in July 2016. It went on to crack the top 10 on three different Billboard charts and topped the Spotify US Viral 50.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2016 | 91 |
| 2016 | 4 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2016 | 26 |
| 2016 | 46 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 54 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2016 | 99 |
| 2016 | 2 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2016 | 96 |
| 2016 | 85 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 89 |
| 2016 | 63 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2016 | 88 |
| 2016 | 10 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2016 | 103 |
| 2016 | 15 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2016 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 57 | 102.7 WEQX | WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade | 103 |
| 2019 | 78 | ALT 98.7 | ALT 98.7 Top 98 ALT Songs of the Decade | 98 |
| 2020 | 38 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) | 107 |
| 2020 | 84 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s | 102 |
| 2020 | 98 | X96 | X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade | 100 |
| 2022 | 169 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 652 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 515 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 511 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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