Artist · chart history
The Civil Wars
Band Nashville United States Active 2009–2014
The Civil Wars formed in 2009 in Nashville, United States and was active until 2014. The Civil Wars has 36 chart appearances on 25 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Barton Hollow”, which appears on 16 lists with a best position of #6. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted The Civil Wars most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
The Civil Wars were a Nashville duo, Joy Williams and John Paul White, and what they did was simple and devastating: two voices, a guitar and a whole lot of tension. They blended folk, country and Americana, and their harmonies had a haunted, intimate quality that made every song sound like a private conversation overheard.
Their debut album, Barton Hollow, arrived on Columbia in 2011 and won them two Grammy Awards. "Poison & Wine" was the breakthrough, a hushed duet thick with longing, and the title track showed a darker, more urgent side. In 2012 they took Duo/Group of the Year at the Americana Awards.
Their self-titled second album followed in 2013, carrying "The One That Got Away", and brought 2 more Grammys. Then, with the duo at its peak, it was over: they broke up in 2014.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Civil Wars on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barton Hollow | 16 | #6 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | The One That Got Away | 7 | #1 | 1 | 2013 | |
| 3 | Poison & Wine | 7 | #15 | – | 2011 | |
| 4 | I've Got This Friend | 2 | #28 | – | 2011 | |
| 5 | I Had Me A Girl | 1 | #47 | – | 2013 | |
| 6 | Dust To Dust | 1 | #98 | – | 2013 | |
| 7 | Birds Of A Feather | 1 | #54 | – | 2012 | |
| 8 | The Violet Hour | 1 | #732 | – | – |
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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