Artist · chart history
DeVotchKa
Band Denver United States Formed 1997
DeVotchKa formed in 1997 in Denver, United States. DeVotchKa has 26 chart appearances on 16 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 2008–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “How It Ends”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #69. The station that charted DeVotchKa most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 13 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
DeVotchKa formed in Denver in 1997 and took their name from the Russian word for "girl", which is a fair clue to the band's wandering, borderless sound. Nick Urata sings and plays guitar, theremin, bouzouki, piano and trumpet; Tom Hagerman handles violin, accordion and piano; Jeanie Schroder anchors it on sousaphone and double bass, adding flute and backing vocals; and Shawn King drums and blows trumpet. It's an Old World caravan with a punk and folk rock heart.
Their first four albums, SuperMelodrama, Triple X Tango, Una Volta and How It Ends, won over critics and a growing cult following. Una Volta, from 2003, gave us "Queen of the Surface Streets", and How It Ends, in 2004, is the one that swings for the rafters: the title track builds from a dark, lonesome shuffle into an ache that feels as wide as the open sky, and "You Love Me" is a lovesick swoon for a dusty dance hall.
The wider world caught on when they scored the 2006 road movie Little Miss Sunshine, and they have since added A Mad & Faithful Telling, 100 Lovers and This Night Falls Forever.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by DeVotchKa on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How It Ends | 7 | #69 | – | – | |
| 2 | Straight Shot | 5 | #33 | – | – | |
| 3 | 100 Other Lovers | 2 | #49 | – | 2011 | |
| 4 | Til The End Of Time | 2 | #205 | – | – | |
| 5 | Empty Vessels | 2 | #468 | – | – | |
| 6 | Transliterator | 1 | #367 | – | – | |
| 7 | Hot Burrito #1 | 1 | #394 | – | – | |
| 8 | Enemy Guns | 1 | #553 | – | – | |
| 9 | This Place Is Haunted | 1 | #606 | – | – | |
| 10 | Queen Of The Surface Streets | 1 | #714 | – | – | |
| 11 | Somethin' Stupid | 1 | #698 | – | – | |
| 12 | The Clockwise Witness | 1 | #105 | – | 2008 | |
| 13 | You Love Me | 1 | #722 | – | – |
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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