Artist · chart history
Matt Berninger
Solo artist Cincinnati United States
Matt Berninger is an artist from Cincinnati. Matt Berninger has 12 chart appearances on 12 radio countdowns from 9 stations on RockLists, spanning 2020–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Bonnet of Pins”, which appears on 8 lists with a best position of #48. The station that charted Matt Berninger most often is WERS 88.9 (Boston, MA), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2025.
Matt Berninger, born in Cincinnati in 1971, has spent most of his career as the frontman and lyricist of The National, the voice that turned indie rock's anxieties into a low, rumbling baritone. That voice is the calling card: deep, rueful, a little bleary, the sound of a man talking himself through the night.
He has never been content with one outlet. In 2014 he teamed up with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and Menomena as EL VY, and the pair released Return to the Moon the following year. His solo turn came in 2020, when he unveiled the title track of Serpentine Prison in May before the full album arrived that October; "One More Second" found its way onto the countdowns along the way.
Get Sunk, his second solo album, followed on May 30, 2025, with "Bonnet of Pins" leading the charge on rock radio. Away from the band, the songs feel more exposed and more intimate, with that baritone right up front and nowhere to hide.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Matt Berninger on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonnet of Pins | 8 | #48 | – | 2025 | |
| 2 | One More Second | 4 | #37 | – | 2020 |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | Bonnet of Pins | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 68 | Bonnet of Pins | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 71 | Bonnet of Pins | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 71 | Bonnet of Pins | The Summit FM Top 91 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 80 | Bonnet of Pins | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 82 | Bonnet of Pins | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 85 | Bonnet of Pins | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2025 |
| 2025 | 117 | Bonnet of Pins | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2025 |
| 2020 | 37 | One More Second | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2020 |
| 2020 | 49 | One More Second | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2020 |
| 2020 | 82 | One More Second | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2020 |
| 2020 | 110 | One More Second | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2020 |
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