Artist · chart history
Wye Oak
Band Baltimore United States Formed 2006 US indie rock duo
Wye Oak formed in 2006 in Baltimore, United States. Wye Oak has 14 chart appearances on 13 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Civilian”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #22. The station that charted Wye Oak most often is WTMD (Baltimore, MD), with 8 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2014.
Wye Oak are a Baltimore duo, formed in 2006, who make a sound much bigger than two people have any right to. Jenn Wasner sings and plays guitar, electric or acoustic, and Andy Stack does something close to a magic trick: drums with his feet and right hand while his left hand plays the bass lines on keyboards, adding backing vocals on top.
Critics have filed them under indie folk, and the folk roots are real, but so are the static, the fuzz and the dreamy haze that roll in around Wasner's voice. Merge Records put out Civilian in 2011, and its title track is a slow-burning, quietly devastating thing that swells until it nearly boils over.
The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs, in 2018, gave them another calling card in its title song, which glitters and churns like dance music made by people who still think in guitar chords. Two players, no passengers, and not a wasted sound.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Wye Oak on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Civilian | 3 | #22 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | Logic of Color | 2 | #10 | – | 2014 | |
| 3 | For Prayer | 3 | #41 | – | 2009 | |
| 4 | Fortune | 3 | #65 | – | 2020 | |
| 5 | Watching The Waiting | 1 | #54 | – | 2016 | |
| 6 | The Louder I Call The Faster It Runs | 2 | #73 | – | 2018 |
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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