The 30 Best Noah Kahan Songs, from Stick Season to The Great Divide

What is Noah Kahan's most popular song?

"Stick Season" is Noah Kahan's most popular song. He teased it on social media for almost two years before its release in July 2022, and it went on to top the UK and Australian charts and reach number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. "Northern Attitude", "Dial Drunk" and "Call Your Mom" are his other best-known songs, and Zach Bryan's "Sarah's Place", featuring Kahan, reached the top 15 of the Hot 100.

Noah Kahan's biggest songs

1. "Stick Season", 2022: the viral title track that made him a star.
2. "Northern Attitude", 2022: the album opener about New England reserve, later re-recorded with Hozier.
3. "Dial Drunk", 2023: a raucous late-night song, later a duet with Post Malone.
4. "Call Your Mom", 2023: a song about showing up for a friend who is struggling, with Lizzy McAlpine on the duet version.
5. "She Calls Me Back", 2022: a heartbreak song he later recorded with Kacey Musgraves.
6. "Everywhere, Everything", 2022: a love song that became a duet with Gracie Abrams.
7. "Homesick", 2022: a song about a complicated love for home, later sung with Sam Fender.
8. "You're Gonna Go Far", 2023: a tender goodbye song, later recorded with Brandi Carlile.
9. "Hurt Somebody", 2018: his first big single, featuring Julia Michaels.
10. "The Great Divide", 2026: the lead single and title track of his fourth album.

The best songs from Stick Season (2022)

Stick Season came out on October 14, 2022. It reached number two on the Billboard 200, topped the charts in the UK and Canada and is certified five times platinum in the US. These are its essential tracks beyond the singles:

11. "All My Love", 2022: the tender third track of the album.
12. "Come Over", 2022: a fan favorite from the first half of the record.
13. "New Perspective", 2022: a wry song about the changes waiting back home.
14. "Orange Juice", 2022: one of the album's most emotional songs, close to five minutes long.
15. "Strawberry Wine", 2022: one of the longer, quieter tracks on the album.
16. "Growing Sideways", 2022: an honest song about therapy and slow progress.
17. "Halloween", 2022: a song named for the album's season.
18. "Still", 2022: one of the closing songs of the record.
19. "The View Between Villages", 2022: the closer, a drive through the Vermont towns he grew up in.

Songs from the Stick Season expanded editions (2023 and 2024)

Kahan kept adding to the album. Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever), released on June 9, 2023, added seven tracks, and Stick Season (Forever) added "Forever" plus duets with the artists who had covered and championed his songs.

20. "Your Needs, My Needs", 2023: the first of the seven songs added in 2023.
21. "Paul Revere", 2023: a folk song later recorded with Gregory Alan Isakov.
22. "No Complaints", 2023: another of the 2023 additions.
23. "Forever", 2024: the new song that gave the final edition its name.

Earlier Noah Kahan songs

24. "Mess", 2019: a standout from his debut album, Busyhead.
25. "Young Blood", 2019: an early fan favorite from Busyhead.
26. "False Confidence", 2019: a candid song from his debut.
27. "Busyhead", 2019: the title track of his first album, named for his anxious mind.
28. "Godlight", 2021: a highlight of his second album, I Was / I Am.

The Great Divide and collaborations

29. "Porch Light", 2026: the second single from The Great Divide.
30. "Sarah's Place", Zach Bryan featuring Noah Kahan: a top 15 Hot 100 hit and a perfect pairing of two storytellers.

The Great Divide, his fourth album, was announced in January 2026, debuted at number one in the UK and spent three straight weeks at number one on the Billboard 200. It came with his first stadium tour.

How Stick Season became a hit

Kahan first teased "Stick Season" in short clips on social media in the fall of 2020, and fans kept sharing it on TikTok for almost two years before the full song came out on July 8, 2022. The slow build paid off. The album arrived three months later, and the song kept climbing long after: on January 5, 2024, it became his first number one in the UK, a month later it topped the chart in Australia, and in April 2024 it reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, his highest position there. Along the way, the duet versions with Post Malone, Hozier, Kacey Musgraves, Sam Fender, Gracie Abrams and Lizzy McAlpine introduced him to each of their audiences.

What does stick season mean?

In Vermont, stick season is the bare, gray stretch between the fall foliage and the first real snow, roughly late October through November, when the leaves are gone and the trees look like sticks. Kahan used it as the setting for a song about being stuck in a small town after a breakup, and the phrase became shorthand for the whole album's mood. For more songs for this time of year, see our fall songs.

Who is Noah Kahan?

Noah Kahan was born on January 1, 1997, and grew up on a tree farm in Strafford, Vermont. He signed with Republic Records as a teenager and released his debut album, Busyhead, in 2019, followed by I Was / I Am in 2021 and the Cape Elizabeth EP. Stick Season changed everything: it earned him a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, a Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Album and a sold-out 2024 show at Fenway Park, released as the live album Live From Fenway Park. In 2025 he played Glastonbury and married Brenna Nolan in Strafford, and in 2026 Netflix released the documentary Noah Kahan: Out of Body.

Noah Kahan and mental health

Kahan has spoken openly about anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphia, and those experiences run through songs like "Busyhead", "Growing Sideways" and "Call Your Mom". He founded the Busyhead Project to provide mental health resources to Vermonters, and Vermont's governor proclaimed September 19, 2024, Noah Kahan's Busyhead Project Day. If a song like "Call Your Mom" hits close to home, you can call or text 988 in the US to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. See also our songs about depression.

Noah Kahan songs for a graduation, a wedding or leaving home

"You're Gonna Go Far" is a moving pick for a graduation or a send-off, and "The View Between Villages" and "Homesick" suit anyone leaving or returning to a small town. For a wedding, "Everywhere, Everything" is the favorite, and "Forever" is a sweet alternative. For more ideas, see our graduation songs and songs about home.

Artists like Noah Kahan

Fans of Kahan's folk-pop usually love Zach Bryan, Hozier, Gregory Alan Isakov, Lizzy McAlpine and Mumford and Sons. For more acoustic songs to play yourself, see our easy ukulele songs.

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