Song · J. Roddy Walston and the Business
“Heavy Bells” by J. Roddy Walston and the Business
From the album Essential Tremors (2013)
“Heavy Bells” by J. Roddy Walston and the Business appears on 15 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2013 and 2025. It was first released in 2013 on the album Essential Tremors. Its best result is #1 on the WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #61 alternative song of 2013, #7,266 alternative song of all time and #315 of the '10s.
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"Heavy Bells" comes from Essential Tremors, the 2013 album by J. Roddy Walston and the Business, and it's credited to Walston alongside Billy Gordon, who also produced and recorded it, with Matt Wignall handling the mix.
It rolls in with a stomp and a holler, the kind of loose-limbed, sweat-soaked rock and roll that sounds best with the windows down and the volume past sensible, a bar-band workout with the swagger of a band that knows the room is theirs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 77 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013 | 99 |
| 2013 | 65 | 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2013 | 94 |
| 2013 | 43 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 51 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
| 2013 | 38 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 of 2013 | 97 |
| 2013 | 1 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
| 2014 | 31 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2014 | 91 |
| 2014 | 18 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014 | 99 |
| 2014 | 27 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Top 50 CYY Songs of 2014 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1864 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2016 | 845 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2018 | 64 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2022 | 748 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2025 | 247 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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