Song · Leon Bridges
“Better Man” by Leon Bridges
From the album Coming Home (2015)
“Better Man” by Leon Bridges appears on 8 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2015 and 2026. It was first released in 2015 on the album Coming Home. Its best result is #9 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #272 alternative song of 2016.
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"Better Man" comes from Coming Home, the debut album Leon Bridges put out on Columbia in June 2015, and like the rest of the record it was written by Bridges with Austin Jenkins, Joshua Block and Chris Vivion and produced, recorded and mixed by Niles City Sound. Bridges sings it over a small, tight band: Jenkins and Kenny Wayne Hollingsworth on electric guitar, Cliff Wright on bass, Block on drums, Andrew Skates on organ and Jeff Dazey on saxophone, with Ansley Dougherty, Brittni Jessie, Njia Martin and Tyesha Simpson on backing vocals. Ryan Joseph engineered.
The album climbed to number six on the Billboard 200, averaged 78 on Metacritic across 21 reviews and earned a nomination for Best R&B Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2016 | 29 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2016 | 88 |
| 2016 | 55 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 89 |
| 2016 | 51 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2016 | 107 |
| 2016 | 9 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 100 Songs of 2016 | 90 |
| 2016 | 46 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2016 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 779 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2026 | 365 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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