What are Kings Of Leon's biggest songs?

20 November 2025, 15:00

The Followill family have produced a string of hits since their formation at the turn of the Millennium. But which of their classics have been streamed and viewed the most in the 21st Century?

By Radio X

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1. Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire: release date 11th August 2008

   Issued as the first single from KOL's Only By The Night album, Sex On Fire is now the band's signature song around the world, topped the British charts and being certified five times Platinum in the UK and an incredible 13 times Platinum in Australia. The track has notched up an incredible 1.9 billion Spotify streams and over 613 million YouTube views.

   

   Kings Of Leon - Sex on Fire (Official Video)

2. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody: release date 22nd September 2008

   The second single from the huge Only By The Night album has enjoyed over 1.1 million Spotify streams and over 337 million YouTube views over the years, following a Number 2 placing in the UK charts back in 2008, which has led to the track being certified double Platinum in this country.

   

   Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody (Official Video)

3. Kings Of Leon - Pyro: release date 9th December 2010

   Taken from the 2010 album Come Around Sundown, despite not making the Top 40 in UK, the song has amassed over 322 million streams and over 89 million YouTube views.

   

   Kings Of Leon - Pyro (Official Music Video)

4. Kings Of Leon - Waste A Moment: release date 9th September 2016

   The first single from the album WALLS topped the Hot Rock and Alternative Songs chart in US Billboard and has since seen over 264 million Spotify streams and over 30 million views on YouTube.

   

   Kings Of Leon - Chapter 1, Waste a Moment (Official Music Video)

5. Kings Of Leon - Closer: release date 19th September 2008

   The opening track from the 10 times Platinum-selling album is a Kings Of Loen favourite in its own right, with over 290 million streams on Spotify and a more modest 12.4 million views for its official video, which sees a live performance on the David Letterman show.

   

   Kings Of Leon - Closer (Live on Letterman)

6. Kings Of Leon - WALLS: release date 22nd September 2016

   The title track of KOL's seventh studio album was issued as a preview of the new record, and remains popular into the digital age. To date, it's had over 167 million Spotify streams and just over 52 million views on YouTube.

   

   Kings Of Leon - WALLS (Official Music Video)

7. Kings Of Leon - Wait For Me: release date 6th August 2013

   The second single from the 2013 album Mechanical Bull made Number 31 in the UK charts and has since enjoyed over 174 million streams and Spotify and over 29 million views on YouTube.

   

   Kings Of Leon - Wait For Me (Audio)

8. Kings Of Leon - Supersoaker: release date 17th July 2013

   The lead single from 2013's Mechanical Bull peaked at Number 32 in the UK charts. The track has since had over 137 million Spotify streams and over 33 million YouTube views.

   

   Kings Of Leon - Supersoaker

9. Kings Of Leon - Radioactive: release date 14th September 2010

   The first single from 2010's Come Around Sundown had a memorable gospel-tinged video, giving the band a Number 7 hit in the UK The song has seen over 120 million streams and over 48 million video views.

   

   Kings Of Leon - Radioactive (Official Music Video)

10. Kings Of Leon - Back Down South: release date 17th May 2011

    The third and final single to be taken from the Come Around Sundown album reflected on the Followills' Southern roots and has since notched up over 102 million streams and over 47 million views for its YouTube video.

    

    Kings Of Leon - Back Down South (Official Music Video)