Artist · chart history
Justin Townes Earle
Solo artist Nashville United States
Justin Townes Earle is an artist from Nashville. Justin Townes Earle has 26 chart appearances on 23 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Harlem River Blues”, which appears on 15 lists with a best position of #6. The station that charted Justin Townes Earle most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
Justin Townes Earle made Americana that sounded like it had been dusted off from an older, lonelier America, all country shuffle, folk rock bones and a voice full of worn-in heartache. He was the son of alternative country artist Steve Earle, but he carved out his own lane: after the Yuma EP in 2007, he went on to make eight full-length albums, working with labels including Bloodshot Records, New West Records and Vagrant Records.
Harlem River Blues, from 2010, is the record the awards noticed: its title song won Song of the Year at the Americana Music Awards in 2011, two years after the same awards named him Emerging Artist of the Year. Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now followed in 2012 with "Look The Other Way", another dispatch from a rough-edged storyteller.
Earle, born on January 4, 1982, died on August 20, 2020, leaving behind a catalog that rewards anyone willing to sit with it a while.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Justin Townes Earle on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlem River Blues | 15 | #6 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | Look The Other Way | 4 | #69 | – | 2012 | |
| 3 | Maybe A Moment | 1 | #54 | – | 2017 | |
| 4 | One More Night In Brooklyn | 2 | #430 | – | – | |
| 5 | Graceland | 1 | #539 | – | – | |
| 6 | Ain't Got No Money | 1 | #136 | – | 2019 | |
| 7 | Can't Hardly Wait | 1 | #770 | – | – | |
| 8 | Mama's Eyes | 1 | #100 | – | 2009 |
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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