Artist · chart history
Lone Bellow
Band Brooklyn United States Formed 2011
Lone Bellow formed in 2011 in Brooklyn, United States. Lone Bellow has 68 chart appearances on 48 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 2012–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Then Came the Morning”, which appears on 14 lists with a best position of #15. The station that charted Lone Bellow most often is WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), with 11 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
The Lone Bellow grew out of a hard time. Zach Williams started writing in a journal after his wife was temporarily paralyzed in a horseback riding accident, and at his friends' urging he learned guitar and turned those entries into songs. Once she recovered, the couple moved to New York City, where Williams played around Brooklyn as a solo act, sometimes with a hired band behind him.
The group took shape at Dizzy's Diner in Park Slope, where Williams met up with his old friend Brian Elmquist, a guitarist, and invited singer Kanene Pipkin along. They started out as Zach Williams and the Bellow, trimmed the name before releasing anything, and in 2012 signed with Descendant Records, a new Sony imprint. Charlie Peacock produced their self-titled debut, which arrived in January 2013 with "You Never Need Nobody", "Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold" and "Bleeding Out".
It's Americana built on three voices stacked in close harmony, sung like they're trying to raise the rafters of a country church, with guitars that swell into something far bigger than they look. Then Came the Morning, in 2015, had a title track that climbs from a hush to a full-throated roar, and they were still at it in 2022, when Love Songs for Losers brought "Honey".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Lone Bellow on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Then Came the Morning | 14 | #15 | – | 2014 | |
| 2 | You Never Need Nobody | 11 | #3 | – | 2013 | |
| 3 | Honey | 9 | #10 | – | 2023 | |
| 4 | Bleeding Out | 5 | #28 | – | 2013 | |
| 5 | Take My Love | 4 | #45 | – | 2015 | |
| 6 | Count On Me | 4 | #22 | – | 2020 | |
| 7 | Dried Up River | 3 | #29 | – | 2021 | |
| 8 | Green Eyes and A Heart Of Gold | 3 | #33 | – | 2013 | |
| 9 | Good Times | 2 | #25 | – | 2020 | |
| 10 | Time's Always Leaving | 2 | #30 | – | 2017 | |
| 11 | Fake Roses | 1 | #265 | – | – | |
| 12 | O' Be Joyful | 1 | #420 | – | – | |
| 13 | Pink Rabbits | 1 | #450 | – | – | |
| 14 | Heaven Don't Call Me Home | 2 | #815 | – | – | |
| 15 | Wonder | 1 | #51 | – | 2021 | |
| 16 | Gold | 2 | #88 | – | 2022 | |
| 17 | The One You Should Have | 1 | #65 | – | 2013 | |
| 18 | Common Folk | 1 | #67 | – | 2025 | |
| 19 | May You Be Well | 1 | #74 | – | 2019 |
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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