Artist · chart history
Lucy Dacus
Solo artist Richmond United States
Lucy Dacus is an artist from Richmond. Lucy Dacus has 59 chart appearances on 45 radio countdowns from 20 stations on RockLists, spanning 2018–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Ankles”, which appears on 12 lists with a best position of #5. The station that charted Lucy Dacus most often is 90.9 The Bridge (Kansas City, MO), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2025.
Lucy Dacus writes songs that sneak up on you: quiet, conversational verses that suddenly open up into something enormous. Born in 1995 and originally from Richmond, Virginia, the singer, guitarist and producer caught attention with her debut No Burden, which landed her a deal with Matador Records.
Historian, in 2018, was the one that made critics sit up, building from hushed guitar to cathartic swells on songs like "Night Shift" and "Addictions". Home Video, in 2021, kept the intimacy but loosened up, with "Hot and Heavy" and "Brando" among its standouts.
In between, she became one-third of Boygenius alongside Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers, and in 2024 the trio walked away with Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, becoming the first all-female band to take home those last two. Forever Is a Feeling, her fourth album, arrived in 2025, and "Ankles", slow-burning and sultry, quickly became her biggest countdown hit, with "Bullseye" following it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Lucy Dacus on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankles | 12 | #5 | – | 2025 | |
| 2 | Brando | 11 | #8 | – | 2021 | |
| 3 | Hot and Heavy | 7 | #17 | – | 2021 | |
| 4 | Best Guess | 6 | #11 | – | 2025 | |
| 5 | Kissing Lessons | 8 | #50 | – | 2022 | |
| 6 | Addictions | 6 | #65 | – | 2018 | |
| 7 | Night Shift | 2 | #239 | – | – | |
| 8 | Thumbs | 3 | #55 | – | 2021 | |
| 9 | In The Air Tonight | 1 | #454 | – | – | |
| 10 | I Don't Want To Be Funny Anymore | 1 | #766 | – | – | |
| 11 | Bullseye | 1 | #70 | – | 2025 | |
| 12 | Chasing Cars | 1 | #665 | – | – |
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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