Artist · chart history · #801 in indie & aaa artist polls
Gnarls Barkley
Band Atlanta United States Formed 2006
Gnarls Barkley formed in 2006 in Atlanta, United States. Gnarls Barkley has 72 chart appearances on 55 radio countdowns from 31 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Crazy”, which appears on 45 lists and was voted number one three times. In total the artist has topped 3 countdowns. The station that charted Gnarls Barkley most often is WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2006.
Gnarls Barkley paired the singer and songwriter CeeLo Green with the producer Danger Mouse, and on St. Elsewhere in 2006 the combination sounded like a soul revue broadcast from a haunted house. Danger Mouse built the tracks out of spaghetti-western drama and crackling retro grooves; Green sang over them like a preacher having a very strange week, all gospel lungs and wounded wit.
"Crazy" was the smash, a jittery, minor-key soul song that went to the top of the UK singles chart and was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammys, while St. Elsewhere was up for Album of the Year. Behind it came the nervy romp of "Gone Daddy Gone" and "Smiley Faces", proof that the duo had more than one trick.
The Odd Couple followed in 2008, rushed out ahead of schedule after it leaked online, and the reviews were just as warm the second time. Then the pair went quiet for the better part of two decades, until they returned in March 2026 with Atlanta, billed as their third and final album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Gnarls Barkley on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crazy | 45 | #1 | 3 | 2006 | |
| 2 | Gone Daddy Gone | 11 | #13 | – | 2006 | |
| 3 | Going On | 5 | #52 | – | 2008 | |
| 4 | Run | 5 | #53 | – | 2008 | |
| 5 | Who's Gonna Save My Soul? | 1 | #23 | – | 2008 | |
| 6 | Smiley Faces | 3 | #78 | – | 2006 | |
| 7 | Who Cares? | 1 | #113 | – | 2006 |
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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