Artist · chart history
Real Estate
Band Ridgewood United States Formed 2008
Real Estate formed in 2008 in Ridgewood, United States. Real Estate has 22 chart appearances on 16 radio countdowns from 9 stations on RockLists, spanning 2012–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Darling”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #35. The station that charted Real Estate most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2017.
Real Estate started out in Ridgewood, New Jersey, before moving their base to Brooklyn, and they make music that sounds exactly like a lazy suburban summer afternoon. Martin Courtney sings and plays guitar, Alex Bleeker handles bass and vocals, and Matt Kallman adds keyboards, with Matthew Mondanile in the lineup until 2016.
Their self-titled debut came out in 2009, and Days, in 2011, sharpened the formula: interlocking, chiming guitar lines, gentle tempos and Courtney's soft, faraway voice, all nostalgia and sunlight. "It's Real" is the upbeat one, a bouncy, whistle-clean jangle-pop gem. Atlas, in 2014, is more grown up and a little melancholy, and "Talking Backwards" rides a brisk, rippling guitar line to their sweetest hook yet.
They have recorded for Mexican Summer and Domino, and have kept at it through In Mind, The Main Thing and Daniel.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Real Estate on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darling | 5 | #35 | – | 2017 | |
| 2 | Talking Backwards | 2 | #18 | – | 2014 | |
| 3 | Flowers | 3 | #58 | – | 2024 | |
| 4 | Stained Glass | 3 | #41 | – | 2017 | |
| 5 | It's Real | 2 | #64 | – | 2012 | |
| 6 | Paper Cup | 1 | #286 | – | – | |
| 7 | Water Underground | 1 | #342 | – | – | |
| 8 | Paper Cup f/Sylvan Esso | 1 | #75 | – | 2020 | |
| 9 | Half A Human | 1 | #142 | – | 2021 | |
| 10 | Had to Hear | 1 | #172 | – | 2014 | |
| 11 | Days | 1 | #752 | – | – | |
| 12 | Flower | 1 | #1017 | – | – |
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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