Artist · chart history
Shovels and Rope
Band Charleston United States Formed 2008
Shovels and Rope formed in 2008 in Charleston, United States. Shovels and Rope has 19 chart appearances on 15 radio countdowns from 9 stations on RockLists, spanning 2012–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Birmingham”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #166. The station that charted Shovels and Rope most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
Shovels and Rope are the husband-and-wife team of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, out of Charleston, South Carolina, since 2008. Both had solo careers before they joined forces, and they stitched the threads together into something rough-hewn and rowdy: old folk, rock and roll and country rock, played like two people trying to fill a whole room by themselves.
Americana took notice early, handing them its Emerging Act of the Year award in 2013. Little Seeds, in 2016, brought "I Know", and their seventh album, Something Is Working Up Above My Head, arrived on Dualtone Records on September 6, 2024, with the gloriously silly-titled "Piranhanana" proof that they haven't lost their sense of mischief.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Shovels and Rope on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 4 | #166 | – | – | |
| 2 | The Devil is All Around | 2 | #24 | – | 2014 | |
| 3 | The Wire | 1 | #4 | – | 2019 | |
| 4 | O' Be Joyful | 1 | #307 | – | – | |
| 5 | C'mon Utah! | 1 | #38 | – | 2019 | |
| 6 | Hail Hail | 2 | #43 | – | 2012 | |
| 7 | I'm Comin' Out | 1 | #89 | – | 2019 | |
| 8 | Piranhanana | 1 | #406 | – | – | |
| 9 | I Know | 3 | #44 | – | 2016 | |
| 10 | Colorado River | 1 | #47 | – | 2024 | |
| 11 | Domino | 1 | #596 | – | – | |
| 12 | Unknown Legend | 1 | #817 | – | – |
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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