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“The Cave” by Mumford & Sons

From the album Sigh No More (2009)

“The Cave” by Mumford & Sons appears on 72 radio countdowns from 45 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2009 on the album Sigh No More. Its best result is #1 on the 97X Top 97 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #21 alternative song of 2011, #1,969 alternative song of all time and #11 of the '10s.

72countdowns
45stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
17top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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"The Cave" comes from Sigh No More, the 2009 debut by London folk-rock quartet Mumford & Sons, and it went out in the UK as the album's third single in February 2010; in America it followed "Little Lion Man" as the second. All four wrote it, Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane, and they arranged it themselves, with Markus Dravs producing and Ruadhri Cushnan on the mix.

The guitar is tuned to open D with a capo at the second fret, which gives the song its ringing, droning bed, and from there it builds from a strum into a full-throated stomp. Australia got there early: Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2009 had it at 81 before the single was even out. By September 2012 it had sold 1,657,000 downloads in the US.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 81 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 100
2010 3 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 48 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 21 WFPK Louisville, KY WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 100
2010 50 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 51 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 10 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO WLCA Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 53 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 41 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 76 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 46 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 63 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2010 107
2010 34 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2010 104
2010 5 Impact 89FM Lansing, MI Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2010 88
2010 11 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2010 100
2010 22 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2010 40
2010 76 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 43 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2010 88
2010 31 WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA WRSI Top 94 Songs of 2010 93
2010 4 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 103
2010 5 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2010 88
2010 18 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 29 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2011 91
2011 29 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 12 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 2 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2011 99
2011 24 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 107 of 2011 105
2011 29 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2011 89
2011 53 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 9 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 31 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 7 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 2 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 18 KFOG San Francisco Bay Area, CA KFOG Foghead Favorites of 2011 50
2011 4 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2011 51
2011 7 Rock 93.5 Columbia, SC Rock 93.5 WARQ Top 93 of 2011 92
2011 5 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2011 89
2011 4 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2011 94
2011 41 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 9 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2011 49
2011 6 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2011 25
2011 44 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2011 88
2011 1 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 2 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2011 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2011 1202 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 279 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2013 1055 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 58 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 38 BBC Radio 6 Music BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years 100
2014 995 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 385 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2014 458 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2015 376 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2018 539 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 67 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 129 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 129 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 91 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) 107
2020 50 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 51 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade 100
2020 11 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 545 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055
2022 83 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 669 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 406 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 90 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2024 285 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 197 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 181 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 226 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 114 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 138 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

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