Song · Mumford & Sons
“Blind Leading the Blind” by Mumford & Sons
Released 2019
“Blind Leading the Blind” by Mumford & Sons appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2019 and 2020. It was first released in 2019. Its best result is #26 on the WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #192 alternative song of 2019.
Mumford & Sons had been carrying "Blind Leading the Blind" around for years before they released it as a single in October 2019. They first played it live in 2016 and took a run at it during the Delta sessions, which Paul Epworth produced at The Church Studios in London; Marcus Mumford said it ended up sparking much of that album's themes and feelings, even though they never finished it in time to make the record.
The band's press release also credited the John Steinbeck Award, which they received at San Jose State University, with giving them fresh focus, and the song touches on concerns that run through Steinbeck's wider work. That's familiar ground for a band that had leaned on him before, in "Dust Bowl Dance", "Timshel" and "Rose of Sharon". Mumford, Winston Marshall, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane wrote it together.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2019 | 91 |
| 2019 | 26 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2019 | 104 |
| 2019 | 48 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2019 | 107 |
| 2019 | 172 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2019 | 200 |
| 2019 | 48 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2019 | 51 |
| 2020 | 82 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2020 | 88 |
| 2020 | 40 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | ALT 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2020 | 51 |
Also listed as: Blind Leading The Blind.
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