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“Little Lion Man” by Mumford & Sons

From the EP Love Your Ground (2008)

“Little Lion Man” by Mumford & Sons appears on 82 radio countdowns from 53 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2008 on the EP Love Your Ground. Its best result is #1 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010, and it was voted number one on nine countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 2010, #1,467 alternative song of all time and #4 of the '10s.

82countdowns
53stations
#1best position
9#1 finishes
32top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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"Little Lion Man" was the debut single from Mumford & Sons, an English folk rock band, turning up first on the Love Your Ground EP in 2008 before leading off their first full album, Sigh No More, as a single in Britain on 11 August 2009. The writing is shared by all four: Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane.

It's folk music played like punk: acoustic strings thrashed hard enough to draw blood, a beat that gallops, and Mumford's voice cracking wide open as it climbs. The stomp builds and builds until the whole thing feels like a barn about to lift off its foundations, and the rough, shouted harmonies make it sound like a pub singalong.

It charted in several countries and made the top 20 in Australia, Belgium's Flanders region, Ireland and New Zealand.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 1 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 100
2010 8 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010 30
2010 4 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 96 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 1 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 60 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 3 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 5 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 23 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 5 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Best of 2010 50
2010 17 WLOY Baltimore, MD WLOY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 1 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 103
2010 15 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 20 of 2010 20
2010 2 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 88
2010 15 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 4 WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA WRSI Top 94 Songs of 2010 93
2010 24 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 9 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 10 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 1 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2010 90
2010 17 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 9 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 28 Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY WEXT Top 97 of 2010 97
2010 3 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 7 WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN WFIV Top 105 of 2010 105
2010 7 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 8 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2010 1 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 3 WFPK Louisville, KY WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 100
2010 2 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2010 107
2010 12 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 7 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 1 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2010 100
2010 105 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105
2010 28 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 1 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO WLCA Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 1 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2010 25
2010 25 Impact 89FM Lansing, MI Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2010 88
2010 2 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 104
2010 14 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 1 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 71 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2011 91
2011 4 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2011 25
2011 7 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 2 KFOG San Francisco Bay Area, CA KFOG Foghead Favorites of 2011 50
2011 23 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2011 89
2011 24 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 20 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 107 of 2011 105
2011 29 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2011 51
2011 39 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 20 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 836 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 278 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 72 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2011 538 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 136 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2013 490 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 16 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 14 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 471 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2016 160 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2018 778 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 7 102.7 WEQX WEQX Top 102.7 of the 2010's Decade 103
2019 238 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 238 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 93 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) 107
2020 21 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 3 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade 100
2020 40 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 1060 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 100 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2022 226 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 1068 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 603
2022 138 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 41 ALT 104.5 ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time 104
2024 101 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 154 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 38 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 145 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 221 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2025 107 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 142 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

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