Artist · chart history
The Gaslight Anthem
Band New Brunswick United States Formed 2006
The Gaslight Anthem formed in 2006 in New Brunswick, United States. The Gaslight Anthem has 64 chart appearances on 57 radio countdowns from 35 stations on RockLists, spanning 2008–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “45”, which appears on 18 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted The Gaslight Anthem most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 7 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2012.
The Gaslight Anthem came out of New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 2006, a punk band with a heartland rocker's soul. Brian Fallon sings in a scratchy, big-hearted bellow and plays rhythm guitar, Alex Rosamilia handles lead guitar, Alex Levine holds down the bass and Benny Horowitz drives the drums.
Sink or Swim came first, in May 2007, but The '59 Sound, in August 2008, is where they found the formula: punk tempos, singalong choruses and a romantic streak a mile wide, with the title track racing along like a car with the windows down. American Slang, in 2010, gave them the tough, soulful "Boxer" and a title track with a real strut, and Handwritten, in July 2012, took them to Mercury, with the pounding lead single "45" becoming their biggest chart success. Get Hurt followed in 2014 on Island.
Then they pulled the plug, announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2015 and signing off at Reading Festival that August. A run of shows in 2018 marked 10 years of The '59 Sound, and in March 2022 they came back full time. History Books arrived on October 27, 2023, its title track and "Positive Charge" proving the fire was still lit.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Gaslight Anthem on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 18 | #1 | 1 | 2012 | |
| 2 | The '59 Sound | 15 | #28 | – | 2009 | |
| 3 | American Slang | 10 | #39 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | The Diamond Church Street Choir | 3 | #26 | – | 2010 | |
| 5 | Boxer | 5 | #46 | – | 2010 | |
| 6 | Get Hurt | 2 | #19 | – | 2014 | |
| 7 | Great Expectations | 2 | #23 | – | 2009 | |
| 8 | Handwritten | 1 | #10 | – | 2013 | |
| 9 | Positive Charge | 2 | #52 | – | 2023 | |
| 10 | History Books | 1 | #36 | – | 2023 | |
| 11 | Old White Lincoln | 1 | #46 | – | 2009 | |
| 12 | Here Comes My Man | 2 | #60 | – | 2012 | |
| 13 | Stay Lucky | 1 | #36 | – | 2010 | |
| 14 | The Boxer | 1 | #85 | – | 2010 |
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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