Song · Father John Misty
“Mr. Tillman” by Father John Misty
From the album God’s Favorite Customer (2018)
“Mr. Tillman” by Father John Misty appears on 16 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2018 and 2026. It was first released in 2018 on the album God’s Favorite Customer. Its best result is #4 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2018. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #88 alternative song of 2018.
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"Mr. Tillman" comes from God's Favorite Customer, Father John Misty's 2018 album, and it's close to a one-man job: Josh Tillman sings it, wrote every word and note, and played the drums, bass and guitar himself before co-producing it with Jonathan Rado. The credited help comes from Jon Titterington, who adds synthesizer, piano and glockenspiel, and those chiming touches do a lot of the work, giving the song a sly, music-box lightness that keeps its crooning from ever getting too heavy.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2018 | 103 |
| 2018 | 4 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2018 | 90 |
| 2018 | 69 | Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WEXT Top 97 of 2018 | 97 |
| 2018 | 25 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2018 | 104 |
| 2018 | 67 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2018 | 89 |
| 2018 | 28 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2018 | 90 |
| 2018 | 6 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2018 | 89 |
| 2018 | 18 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2018 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29 | 102.7 WEQX | WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade | 103 |
| 2019 | 279 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 279 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2022 | 242 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 143 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 274 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 302 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2026 | 124 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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