Artist · chart history
Yeasayer
Band Brooklyn United States Active 2006–2019
Yeasayer formed in 2006 in Brooklyn, United States and was active until 2019. Yeasayer has 29 chart appearances on 21 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Ambling Alp”, which appears on 11 lists with a best position of #4. The station that charted Yeasayer most often is The Current (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2010.
Yeasayer were a Brooklyn band, formed in 2006 around Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Tuton and Anand Wilder, who treated indie rock like a big box of strange toys. The music is experimental but never forbidding: woozy synths, layered voices and a pop heart beating underneath it all.
All Hour Cymbals, in 2007, was the hazy opening shot, with "2080" floating on a cloud of communal voices. Odd Blood, in 2010, cranked up the synths and the swagger. "Ambling Alp" bounces along on a lopsided, gleeful groove, and "O.N.E." is pure neon dance-floor fizz. Fragrant World, in 2012, went darker and slinkier on "Henrietta", and Amen & Goodbye, in 2016, closed the story with a swirling, kaleidoscopic mix on "I Am Chemistry" and "Silly Me". They announced they were done on December 19, 2019.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Yeasayer on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambling Alp | 11 | #4 | – | 2010 | |
| 2 | Silly Me | 3 | #9 | – | 2016 | |
| 3 | O.N.E. | 4 | #30 | – | 2010 | |
| 4 | Tightrope | 2 | #63 | – | 2009 | |
| 5 | 2080 | 3 | #521 | – | – | |
| 6 | I Am Chemistry | 1 | #62 | – | 2016 | |
| 7 | Madder Red | 2 | #74 | – | 2010 | |
| 8 | Henrietta | 1 | #76 | – | 2012 | |
| 9 | Ecstatic Baby | 1 | #93 | – | 2019 | |
| 10 | Longevity | 1 | #198 | – | 2012 |
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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