Artist · chart history
The Tallest Man On Earth
Solo artist Leksand Sweden Swedish singer‐songwriter
The Tallest Man On Earth is an artist from Leksand. The Tallest Man On Earth has 11 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 2010–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sagres”, which appears on 2 lists with a best position of #17. The station that charted The Tallest Man On Earth most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
The Tallest Man on Earth is Kristian Matsson, born in 1983 and raised in Leksand, Sweden, who fronted the indie band Montezumas before going solo in 2006. The Bob Dylan comparisons have trailed him everywhere: that reedy, cracked-open delivery, that acoustic guitar rattling along like a train.
He makes his records at home, producing them himself and usually catching the voice and the guitar together on a single track, which is why they sound so close you can almost hear the room. The Wild Hunt, in 2010, gave the world "King of Spain" and "Love Is All", a hushed, tender thing. There's No Leaving Now, in 2012, widened the frame a little, and "1904" is its sweeping, windswept anthem.
On stage he's a live wire, known for a charismatic, restless presence. He and Amanda Bergman, his former wife, who performs as Idiot Wind, also scored a Swedish feature together: Once a Year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Tallest Man On Earth on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sagres | 2 | #17 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | 1904 | 2 | #24 | – | 2012 | |
| 3 | The Wild Hunt | 1 | #34 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | Metal Firecracker | 1 | #444 | – | – | |
| 5 | Love Is All | 1 | #482 | – | – | |
| 6 | King Of Spain | 2 | #66 | – | 2010 | |
| 7 | The Gardener | 1 | #902 | – | – | |
| 8 | Looking For Love | 1 | #88 | – | 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 444 | Metal Firecracker | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs |
| 2023 | 88 | Looking For Love | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2023 |
| 2023 | 536 | Sagres | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time |
| 2022 | 902 | The Gardener | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 |
| 2015 | 17 | Sagres | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2015 |
| 2013 | 482 | Love Is All | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) |
| 2013 | 825 | King Of Spain | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) |
| 2012 | 24 | 1904 | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 |
| 2012 | 196 | 1904 | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2012 |
| 2010 | 34 | The Wild Hunt | WRSI Top 94 Songs of 2010 |
| 2010 | 66 | King Of Spain | WFPK Top 100 Songs of 2010 |
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