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JUDAH & THE LION
Band Nashville United States Formed 2011 Americana/folk band from Nashville, TN
JUDAH & THE LION formed in 2011 in Nashville, United States. JUDAH & THE LION has 32 chart appearances on 30 radio countdowns from 17 stations on RockLists, spanning 2016–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Take It All Back”, which appears on 12 lists with a best position of #5. The station that charted JUDAH & THE LION most often is The Buzz (Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2016.
Judah & the Lion came together in Nashville in 2011, and their 2016 album Folk Hop n' Roll spells out the recipe right there in the title: folk, a little hop and a big, rowdy rock and roll heart. "Take It All Back" is the standout, a stomping singalong that sounds built for a festival field.
What sets them apart is the lineup. Judah Akers sings lead and plays guitar, Spencer Cross drives it on drums, and instead of the usual guitar army they've got Brian Macdonald on mandolin and Nate Zuercher on banjo, both chipping in on backing vocals. Put that picking up front with a rock rhythm section and the whole thing lurches and sways like a hootenanny that wandered into a dance club.
They've since built a catalog of five studio albums and five EPs, "Beautiful Anyway" among the later songs, and these days the band is down to Akers and Macdonald.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by JUDAH & THE LION on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take It All Back | 12 | #5 | – | 2016 | |
| 2 | Suit & Jacket | 6 | #16 | – | 2017 | |
| 3 | Beautiful Anyway | 4 | #30 | – | 2020 | |
| 4 | Long Dark Night | 3 | #56 | – | 2024 | |
| 5 | Why Did You Run? | 3 | #16 | – | 2019 | |
| 6 | Going to Mars | 1 | #47 | – | 2018 | |
| 7 | Floating in the Night | 1 | #55 | – | 2025 | |
| 8 | Over My Head | 1 | #40 | – | 2019 | |
| 9 | Reputation | 1 | #96 | – | 2017 |
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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