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“Blue Ridge Mountains” by Fleet Foxes
From the album Fleet Foxes (2008)
“Blue Ridge Mountains” by Fleet Foxes appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2008 on the album Fleet Foxes. Its best result is #65 on the 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #284 indie & aaa song of 2009 and #2,250 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Blue Ridge Mountains" comes from Fleet Foxes' self-titled debut, released by Sub Pop and Bella Union on June 3, 2008, and Robin Pecknold wrote it and sings lead. He started the band in Seattle in 2006 with Skyler Skjelset, a friend from high school, and both of them play guitar here; they nearly called it the Pineapples, until a local punk act turned out to have the name first. Casey Wescott covers piano, organ and keyboards, Craig Curran plays bass, Nicholas Peterson handles drums and percussion, and those three sing backing vocals. Phil Ek produced and mixed.
The album won wide critical praise, with many ranking it among the best records of the 2000s and among the greatest debuts ever made.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 65 | 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 636 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2020 | 1686 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2023 | 172 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 447 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2026 | 616 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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