Artist · chart history
The Sheepdogs
Band Saskatoon Canada Formed 2006 Canadian rock and roll band
The Sheepdogs formed in 2006 in Saskatoon, Canada. The Sheepdogs has 10 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Don't Know”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #18. The station that charted The Sheepdogs most often is CFNY 102.1 The Edge (Toronto, ON), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2018.
The Sheepdogs are a Saskatoon band that sounds like it found a stack of old records and decided nothing after them mattered much. Ewan Currie, the frontman and main songwriter, sings and plays guitar, piano and organ; Leot Hanson plays guitar, Ryan Gullen plays bass and Sam Corbett drums, and all three pile on the harmonies. Their claim to fame is a strange one: they were the first unsigned band ever to make the cover of Rolling Stone.
What they play is blues rock with a Southern drawl and a lot of sunshine in it. Currie has pitched the target as a spot halfway between Led Zeppelin's swagger and the vocal blend of Crosby, Stills & Nash, and he names Creedence Clearwater Revival, Stevie Wonder, the Beatles and the Allman Brothers Band as touchstones. Learn & Burn in 2010 delivered "I Don't Know", the Five Easy Pieces EP followed, and the 2012 self-titled album brought "The Way It Is". Jimmy Bowskill and guitarist Ricky Paquette came aboard later on, and the No Simple Thing EP in 2021 served up "Keep on Loving You".
Along the way have come four Junos and multi-platinum sales, and they rarely stay home, headlining tours across Canada, the States, the UK, Europe and Australia and turning up at South by Southwest, Coachella, Glastonbury, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Sheepdogs on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Don't Know | 2 | #18 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | Nobody | 1 | #16 | – | 2018 | |
| 3 | The Way It Is | 3 | #26 | – | 2012 | |
| 4 | Keep on Loving You | 1 | #15 | – | 2021 | |
| 5 | Find The Truth | 1 | #154 | – | 2022 | |
| 6 | Downtown | 1 | #84 | – | 2015 | |
| 7 | Who | 1 | #99 | – | 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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 154 | Find The Truth | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2022 |
| 2021 | 15 | Keep on Loving You | 102.1 The Edge The Top 21 of 2021 |
| 2020 | 46 | I Don't Know | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s |
| 2018 | 16 | Nobody | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2018 |
| 2015 | 84 | Downtown | Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2015 |
| 2012 | 26 | The Way It Is | 102.1 The Edge Top 50 New Rock Songs of 2012 |
| 2012 | 69 | The Way It Is | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2012 |
| 2012 | 100 | The Way It Is | Lightning 100 Top 100.1 Songs of 2012 |
| 2011 | 18 | I Don't Know | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 |
| 2011 | 99 | Who | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 |
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