Artist · chart history
Sleigh Bells
Band Brooklyn United States Formed 2008 US noise pop duo
Sleigh Bells formed in 2008 in Brooklyn, United States. Sleigh Bells has 29 chart appearances on 26 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Tell 'Em”, which appears on 9 lists with a best position of #12. The station that charted Sleigh Bells most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
Sleigh Bells make the kind of racket that sounds like a pep rally fed through a blown-out PA, and there are only two of them: Alexis Krauss singing, Derek Miller playing guitar and producing. The Brooklyn duo got together in 2008 and built their sound out of overdriven everything, pop hooks, hip-hop beats, metal riffs and punk attitude jammed into the red until the speakers crackle.
They signed with M.I.A.'s N.E.E.T. Recordings and the independent Mom + Pop Music, and after a self-titled EP with "Crown on the Ground", their debut album Treats landed in 2010 to rave reviews. "Tell 'Em" is the calling card, all chunky riffs and stomping drums, and "Rill Rill" showed they could pull the volume down and still be sweet. Krauss sings like she's floating above the wreckage while Miller detonates everything around her.
Reign of Terror kept the assault going in 2012, with "Crush" leading the charge, and Bitter Rivals came quickly behind it in 2013. They've kept at it since, through Jessica Rabbit in 2016, Texis in 2021 and Bunky Becky Birthday Boy in 2025.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Sleigh Bells on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tell 'Em | 9 | #12 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | Rill Rill | 7 | #3 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | Crown On The Ground | 4 | #31 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | Comeback Kid | 2 | #29 | – | 2012 | |
| 5 | Bitter Rivals | 2 | #23 | – | 2013 | |
| 6 | Crush | 2 | #70 | – | 2012 | |
| 7 | This Summer | 1 | #40 | – | 2025 | |
| 8 | Locust Laced | 1 | #67 | – | 2021 | |
| 9 | Infinity Guitars | 1 | #76 | – | 2011 |
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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