Artist · chart history
Gregory Alan Isakov
Solo artist Johannesburg
Gregory Alan Isakov is an artist from Johannesburg. Gregory Alan Isakov has 22 chart appearances on 17 radio countdowns from 9 stations on RockLists, spanning 2018–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “San Luis”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #14. The station that charted Gregory Alan Isakov most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 10 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2023.
Gregory Alan Isakov was born in Johannesburg in 1979, moved to the United States with his family in 1986, grew up in Philadelphia and now makes his home in Boulder, Colorado. His music sits where indie and folk meet: guitar and banjo, a hushed, weathered voice, and songs that sound like they were written late at night with the windows open.
That Sea, the Gambler, from 2007, carries "The Stable Song", one of the tunes he's best known for, a slow, tender, circling thing that feels like a lullaby for grown-ups. "Words", "Big Black Car", "If I Go, I'm Goin'" and "San Luis" are among his best-known songs too. Across seven albums he has kept things quiet and unhurried, letting space do much of the work.
His latest, Appaloosa Bones, came out on August 18, 2023, and "The Fall" shows he hasn't lost the touch: gentle, dusty and hauntingly still.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Gregory Alan Isakov on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Luis | 4 | #14 | – | – | |
| 2 | Dark Dark Dark | 5 | #12 | – | 2019 | |
| 3 | The Fall | 6 | #32 | – | 2023 | |
| 4 | Amsterdam | 2 | #91 | – | – | |
| 5 | Idaho | 1 | #196 | – | – | |
| 6 | The Stable Song | 2 | #409 | – | – | |
| 7 | One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong | 1 | #568 | – | – | |
| 8 | Big Black Car | 1 | #788 | – | – |
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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