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“Hey Soul Sister” by Train
“Hey Soul Sister” by Train appears on 11 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2009 and 2013. Its best result is #1 on the 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #249 alternative song of 2010.
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"Hey, Soul Sister" opened the account for Save Me, San Francisco, Train's fifth album, going out as its lead single on Columbia in August 2009. Pat Monahan wrote it with Amund Bjørklund and Espen Lind, and it's feather-light, sun-warmed folk-pop, a sing-along built for rolled-down windows and zero irony.
Nothing else in the band's catalog has climbed as high. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in 16 countries, finished 2010 as the iTunes Store's top seller and the second-best-selling song in the US, and by 2022 the RIAA had certified it 11 times platinum, with Diamond status in Canada and 15 times platinum in Australia. A live iTunes recording even won Train the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 83 | 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 | 106 |
| 2009 | 37 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2009 | 50 |
| 2009 | 10 | 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 | 103 |
| 2010 | 5 | 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 | 105 |
| 2010 | 4 | 90.5 WERG Erie, PA | WERG Top 90 of 2010 | 90 |
| 2010 | 4 | WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN | WFIV Top 105 of 2010 | 105 |
| 2010 | 9 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2010 | 50 |
| 2010 | 1 | 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 | 102 |
| 2010 | 22 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Best of 2010 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 580 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2013 | 631 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
Also listed as: Hey, Soul Sister.
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