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Father John Misty
Solo artist Rockville United States
Father John Misty is an artist from Rockville. Father John Misty has 149 chart appearances on 86 radio countdowns from 20 stations on RockLists, spanning 2012–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Mr. Tillman”, which appears on 16 lists with a best position of #4. The station that charted Father John Misty most often is The Current (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN), with 22 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2017.
Father John Misty is the second act of Joshua Michael Tillman, born May 3, 1981, and hailing from Rockville. He started out in Seattle in the early 2000s, got a demo into the hands of Damien Jurado, opened for him on tour in 2003, and spent years putting out hushed, intimate folk records as J. Tillman. In 2008 he joined Fleet Foxes as their drummer on the road, played on Helplessness Blues, and walked away not long after it was finished.
The new name came with a new persona. Fear Fun in 2012 traded the whisper for a swaggering indie rock sound and lyrics dripping with satire, with "I'm Writing a Novel" and "Nancy From Now On" introducing a narrator who was part lounge lizard, part holy fool. I Love You, Honeybear in 2015, a concept album built around his relationship with his wife, Emma, drew widespread acclaim, balancing real tenderness against the sneer of "Bored in the USA". Pure Comedy in 2017 turned the lens outward on society, consumerism and politics and did not flinch. God's Favorite Customer in 2018 leaned into soft rock, and Chloë and the Next 20th Century, with "Goodbye Mr. Blue", reached back to traditional pop in 2022, before Mahashmashana arrived in 2024.
On the side he has written and produced for Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Kid Cudi, Lana Del Rey and Post Malone.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Father John Misty on radio countdowns
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Father John Misty as a guest.
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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