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“Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon

From the album Only by the Night (2008)

“Use Somebody” by Kings of Leon appears on 64 radio countdowns from 45 stations between 2008 and 2026. It was first released in 2008 on the album Only by the Night. Its best result is #1 on the WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009, and it was voted number one on 14 countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 2009, #1,941 alternative song of all time and #7 of the '00s.

64countdowns
45stations
#1best position
14#1 finishes
30top 10 finishes
2008–2026years charted

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"Use Somebody" was the second single from Only by the Night, Kings of Leon's fourth album, and it hit the charts in December 2008, the moment the band went fully widescreen. Jacquire King and Angelo Petraglia produced, with King recording, mixing and adding keyboards, and the four Followills wrote it together: Caleb singing and on guitar with Matthew, Jared on bass, Nathan on drums, the other three stacking up backing vocals that roll in like weather.

Caleb's voice cracks and aches over guitars that ring out to the back of the arena. It reached number four on the Hot 100 and topped the Pop Songs chart, and at the 2010 Grammys it took Record of the Year, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2008 59 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2008 94
2008 73 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2008 136
2008 38 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008 51
2008 3 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 100
2009 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 20 Songs of 2009 20
2009 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 91
2009 23 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 1 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 5 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 8 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 3 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102
2009 1 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 99
2009 1 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 3 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009 104
2009 4 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 1 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 1 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 30 of 2009 30
2009 1 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2009 100
2009 8 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 103
2009 12 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 7 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2009 30
2009 1 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 103
2009 1 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 2 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2009 92
2009 1 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 60 Impact 89FM Lansing, MI Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2009 89
2009 4 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009 103
2009 1 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009 107
2009 18 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 103
2009 9 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2009 88
2009 42 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2009 90
2009 6 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 105
2009 4 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 106
2009 1 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009 51
2009 1 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 99
2009 6 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 96
2010 26 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 9 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 7 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2010 25
2010 20 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2020 81 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020 93

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 14 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 756 WYEP WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade 913
2009 268 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 664 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 138 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 209 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2011 33 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2013 132 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 345 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 338 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2020 28 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2021 61 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2021 419 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 372 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 129 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 444 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2023 231 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2024 200 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 463 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 323 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 299 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 397 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2026 91 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

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