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Jose Gonzalez
Solo artist Gothenburg Sweden Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jose Gonzalez is an artist from Gothenburg. Jose Gonzalez has 29 chart appearances on 24 radio countdowns from 11 stations on RockLists, spanning 2007–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Heartbeats”, which appears on 12 lists with a best position of #78. The station that charted Jose Gonzalez most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2008.
José González, born in Gothenburg in 1978, arrived with Veneer in 2003, a debut built around his classical guitar and his voice, with nothing to hide behind. "Heartbeats" and "Crosses" come from that period, guitar lines circling like a hypnotist's watch while the voice stays hushed and close.
It's indie folk at its most intimate, the kind that makes a room go quiet. In Our Nature followed in 2007 with "Down the Line". His records have come out through Imperial, Peacefrog and Mute, and Sweden's Musikexportpriset went his way in 2006.
He also plays in Junip, alongside Tobias Winterkorn, and by 2026 he had released five solo studio albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Jose Gonzalez on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heartbeats | 12 | #78 | – | – | |
| 2 | Down the Line | 4 | #20 | – | 2007 | |
| 3 | Leaf Off/The Cave | 2 | #25 | – | 2015 | |
| 4 | Teardrop | 1 | #184 | – | – | |
| 5 | Head On | 3 | #46 | – | 2021 | |
| 6 | El Invento | 2 | #393 | – | – | |
| 7 | Deadweight On Velveteen | 1 | #406 | – | – | |
| 8 | Smalltown Boy | 1 | #501 | – | – | |
| 9 | Killing for Love | 1 | #75 | – | 2008 | |
| 10 | Visions | 1 | #85 | – | 2023 | |
| 11 | Crosses | 1 | #826 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Jose Gonzalez as a guest.
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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