Artist · chart history
The War and Treaty
Band Baltimore United States Formed 2014
The War and Treaty formed in 2014 in Baltimore, United States. The War and Treaty has 25 chart appearances on 23 radio countdowns from 9 stations on RockLists, spanning 2016–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Five More Minutes”, which appears on 9 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted The War and Treaty most often is WTMD (Baltimore, MD), with 6 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2020.
The War and Treaty are Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, a married duo out of Baltimore who sing like they're trying to raise the roof and the dead in one go: gospel fire, soul grit and country storytelling, braided together until you can't tell where one ends. Their debut, Healing Tide, arrived in 2018 to warm notices, and the Americana crowd handed them its Emerging Act of the Year award in 2019.
Hearts Town, released on Rounder Records in 2020, is where the rest of us caught up. Emmylou Harris turns up on it, and "Five More Minutes" became a top 40 hit on Triple A radio, a slow-burner that lets both voices stretch out and take their time.
From there they went big: a deal with Universal Music Group Nashville in 2022, the major-label debut Lover's Game in 2023, and a top 20 Hot 100 hit alongside Zach Bryan on "Hey Driver". In 2023 they became the first Black duo nominated for Duo of the Year at both the CMA and ACM Awards, and at the 66th Grammys they were up for Best New Artist.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The War and Treaty on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five More Minutes | 9 | #1 | 1 | 2020 | |
| 2 | Healing Tide | 5 | #20 | – | 2018 | |
| 3 | Hi Ho | 2 | #20 | – | 2016 | |
| 4 | Are You Ready to Love Me? | 3 | #299 | – | – | |
| 5 | Ain't No Harmin' Me | 2 | #42 | – | 2023 | |
| 6 | Down to the River | 1 | #60 | – | 2017 | |
| 7 | Lover's Game | 2 | #106 | – | 2022 | |
| 8 | Jealousy | 1 | #85 | – | 2020 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with The War and Treaty as a guest.
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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