Song · Kaiser Chiefs
“Ruby” by Kaiser Chiefs
From the album Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007)
“Ruby” by Kaiser Chiefs appears on 29 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 2007 and 2026. It was first released in 2007 on the album Yours Truly, Angry Mob. Its best result is #2 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 2007, #2,639 alternative song of all time and #428 of the '00s.
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"Ruby" kicked off Yours Truly, Angry Mob, the second album from English indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs, and in early 2007 it handed them their first number one in Britain. Stephen Street produced it, and the whole band, Ricky Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nick Baines and Nick Hodgson, share the writing credit.
It's built like a terrace chant: a buzzing riff, a stomping beat, and a chorus that's little more than a name bellowed again and again until a whole field has no choice but to join in. It finished 2007 as the UK's 10th-biggest seller, landed at number 13 in the Triple J Hottest 100, and gave the band their highest-charting American hit, number seven on the Triple A chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 63 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 55 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 46 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 | 107 |
| 2007 | 16 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 50 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 | 102 |
| 2007 | 62 | CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC | CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 | 101 |
| 2007 | 25 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007 | 88 |
| 2007 | 11 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 | 103 |
| 2007 | 25 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 | 100 |
| 2007 | 2 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2007 | 60 |
| 2007 | 43 | KWOD Sacramento, CA | KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 106 |
| 2007 | 13 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 | 100 |
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