Artist · chart history
Mt. Joy
Band Philadelphia United States Formed 2016
Mt. Joy formed in 2016 in Philadelphia, United States. Mt. Joy has 72 chart appearances on 52 radio countdowns from 18 stations on RockLists, spanning 2018–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Lucy”, which appears on 13 lists with a best position of #3. The station that charted Mt. Joy most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2025.
Mt. Joy have roots in Philadelphia and a base in Los Angeles, and they started in 2016 with "Astrovan", a single Matt Quinn, Sam Cooper and Michael Byrnes recorded in LA. The full five-piece has Quinn singing and playing guitar, Cooper on guitar, Byrnes on bass, Sotiris Eliopoulos on drums and Jackie Miclau on keys, and they make warm, easy-rolling indie rock with a folky glow and a real ache under the jangle.
More singles followed in 2017, "Sheep", "Cardinal" and "Silver Lining", the last a gentle, loping sing-along that sounds like it's been around forever. The self-titled debut album came in March 2018, and the next couple of years were spent on the road, at festivals, opening for others and headlining their own runs through North America and Europe. A tour with the Lumineers was cut short by COVID-19, and Rearrange Us followed in June 2020.
Orange Blood, in June 2022, brought "Lemon Tree" and "Evergreen", and Hope We Have Fun, in May 2025, "Lucy" and "Coyote": a band getting looser, surer and a little bit more expansive with every record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Mt. Joy on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucy | 13 | #3 | – | 2025 | |
| 2 | Silver Lining | 15 | #17 | – | 2018 | |
| 3 | Strangers | 9 | #15 | – | 2020 | |
| 4 | Lemon Tree | 7 | #2 | – | 2022 | |
| 5 | Coyote | 7 | #5 | – | 2025 | |
| 6 | Highway Queen | 6 | #34 | – | 2024 | |
| 7 | Evergreen | 5 | #27 | – | 2022 | |
| 8 | Jenny Jenkins | 3 | #28 | – | 2018 | |
| 9 | She Wants to Go Dancing | 3 | #54 | – | 2024 | |
| 10 | Astrovan | 1 | #359 | – | – | |
| 11 | Sheep | 1 | #537 | – | – | |
| 12 | Orange Blood | 1 | #1067 | – | – | |
| 13 | My Vibe | 1 | #93 | – | 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.
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