Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) has gifted audiences with his ab-ulous body since the very beginning of Riverdale, and for that I am very thankful. So here’s a compilation of all the times that he has appeared shirtless on Riverdale.

Be prepared to gush like Betty. CREDIT: Netflix
This post for Riverdale contains minor spoilers.
“Chapter One: The River’s Edge” (S01E01)
That time when Archie “got hot” over the summer:
That other time in the same episode where Archie appeared shirtless in a summer flashback:

He’s wiping all that sweat away before he gets into Miss Grundy’s car. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie gets into Miss Grundy’s car and they touched faces:

Hoe, hoe, hoe! Merry– no wait, it’s summer. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Two: Touch of Evil” (S01E02)
That time when Archie couldn’t sleep:

Is that real sweat? CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie got up, changed, and jogged in the middle of the night:
That time when Archie jogged to Miss Grundy’s house and argued with her in her kitchen:
“Chapter Three: Body Double” (S01E03)
That time when Veronica bumped into Archie in the locker room and he almost dropped his towel:

Oops! CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Five: Heart of Darkness” (S01E05)
That time when Archie was throwing some quick jabs at a punching bag:
“Chapter Ten: The Lost Weekend” (S01E10)
That time when Archie got drunk and partied hard without a shirt:

Party hard like as if Jason Blossom isn’t dead. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when it’s the morning after Archie and Veronica’s first full-on make-out session, and Archie is sleeping on the floor:
“Chapter Eleven: To Riverdale and Back Again” (S01E11)
That time when Archie and Jughead had a heart-to-heart talk, and Archie runs off midway:
“Chapter Thirteen: The Sweet Hereafter” (S01E13)
That time when Archie and Veronica had sex for the first time at the Pembrooke:
“Chapter Fourteen: A Kiss Before Dying” (S02E01)
That time when Archie washed off his father’s blood in the shower:

Breathe in, breathe out Archiekins. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie changed into a fresh shirt after a make-out session with Veronica in the shower:

Oh hello there, Mr Grey shirt. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Fifteen: Nighthawks” (S02E02)
That time when Archie opened the door while not wearing a shirt:

That’s not Mark Consuelos! CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Seventeen: The Town That Dreaded Sundown” (S02E04)
That time when Archie injured himself from fighting with the Serpents:
“Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof” (S02E06)
That time when Archie and Veronica had sex again:

Horny teenagers. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Twenty: Tales from the Darkside” (S02E07)
Special shoutout to Sheriff Keller:

“I mean, Archie Andrews, watch your back,” said Veronica. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Twenty-One: House of the Devil” (S02E08)
That time when Archie and Veronica were fooling around in the garage:

This was after they had sex of course. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie and Veronica had sex again at the Pembrooke:

This is also the first time Archie said: “I love you.” to Veronica, and she freaked out. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie looked outside his window and had an electrifying moment with Betty:
“Chapter Twenty-Three: The Blackboard Jungle” (S02E10)
That time when Archie and Veronica were chatting in bed:

Sadly, they’re all covered up in this scene. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Twenty-Four: The Wrestler” (S02E11)
That time when Archie tried out for basketball:

What sport can’t Archie play? CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie got woken up in the wee hours for a jog with Hiram Lodge:

Cue bed hair. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie won the final wrestling tryouts:

Look at him in those wrestling tights. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Hills Have Eyes” (S02E14)
That time when the gang got into the hot tub:

A boy and girl are gonna kiss next, and it ain’t Archie and Veronica. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie got his daily work out in:

Someone’s masculinity is threatened. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Will Be Blood” (S02E15)
That time when Archie was doing pull-ups and got interrupted by Veronica:
“Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember” (S02E18)
That time when Archie was doing push-ups while memorising the lines for Carrie: The Musical:

When does he NOT have a shirt on? CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Thirty-Three: Shadow of a Doubt” (S02E20)
That time when Archie and Veronica had sex in Archie’s bedroom:

Finally! The sex is not at the Pembrooke. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Thirty-Six: Labor Day” (S03E01)
That time when Archie got a Serpent tattoo:

All tatted up and ready for prison! CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie and Reggie threw ball:

One last throw before prison! CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie and gang drove in a vintage car:

Apparently, the car is called Ol’ Betsy. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie and gang were at the Sweetwater Swimming Hole:
That time when Archie and Veronica had sex in the forest:

There’s a place for everything. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Thirty-Seven: Fortune and Men’s Eyes” (S03E02)
That time when Archie went to prison:

🙂 CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie got a big boo-boo:

Ouch. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Thirty-Eight: As Above, So Below” (S03E03)
That time when Archie got woken up in the middle of the night in prison:

😇 CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie won his first underground prison fight club fight:
That time when Archie dragged out his second prison fight and won:
That time when Archie released his pent up frustrations he has with Hiram Lodge:
“Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Midnight Club” (S03E04)
That time when Archie Fred Andrews and Jughead FP Jones streaked:

🏃🏻♂️ CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Forty: The Great Escape” (S03E05)
That time when Archie got burned, literally:

Ouch, again. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie had his third prison fight:

“I’d recognise those abs anywhere,” said Veronica. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie was icing his hands after the fight:

Damn. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie escaped prison with the help of his friends:

Now Veronica and Archie can have all the bunker sex that they want. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Forty-One: Manhunter” (S03E06)
That time when Archie was being taken care of by Betty:

Poor Archie. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie and Veronica had sex in Dilton Doiley’s secret bunker:

All they think about is sex, I’m serious. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Forty-Two: The Man in Black” (S03E07)
That time when Archie helped out at the Kent Farm:
That time when Archie behaved like a hoe:

He’s so whorible; he literally just broke up with Veronica. CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Forty-Four: No Exit” (S03E09)
That time when Archie got mauled by a grizzly bear and had no one to care for him:
“Chapter Forty-Five: The Stranger” (S03E10)
That time when Archie returned to Riverdale High School and Reggie called him a little bitch in the locker room:

I’m not a little bitch. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie and Veronica had sex for the second time in the same episode:
That time when Archie started to rely on alcohol to get through his day:
“Chapter Forty-Seven: Bizarrodale” (S03E12)
Special shoutout to Sheriff Tom Keller again:
“Chapter Forty-Eight: Requiem for a Welterweight” (S03E13)
That time when Archie proved he was a dumb ginger again by making a deal with the mob to lose his first boxing match:
“Chapter Fifty: American Dreams” (S03E15)
That time when Archie wanted to stop being the Red Paladin by fighting a bunch of Griffins and Gargoyles fanatics:
“Chapter Fifty-Three: Jawbreaker” (S03E18)
That time when Archie flexed his muscles for his weigh-in:
That time when Archie challenged to fight Randy Ronson:
“Chapter Fifty-Four: Fear the Reaper” (S03E19)
Special shoutout to Hiram Lodge:
“Chapter Fifty-Five: Prom Night” (S03E20)
That time when Archie and Mad Dog were training, and Veronica decided to be extra:
That time when Archie was overweight by six pounds for his fight:

Look who’s a fatty, but not really. CREDIT: Netflix
Special shoutout to Edgar Evernever:
That time when Archie had to do an intense workout in order to lose weight:
That time when Archie fell and fainted:

Even Archie Andrews can’t fight all day. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie got nagged at by his mom:

🥊 CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Fifty-Six: The Dark Secret of Harvest House” (S03E21)
That time when Archie challenged Hiram to a boxing match, and they shook on it:
That time when Archie and Hiram really fought in the El Royale boxing ring:
That time when Archie let Hiram beat the shit out of him:
“Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night” (S03E22)
Special shoutout to Hiram Lodge for looking hot even when he’s in prison:

Daddy’s plotting something bad. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie, Betty, and Veronica burned Jughead’s beanie during Spring Break:
“Chapter Fifty-Eight: In Memoriam” (S04E01)
That time when Archie and Veronica proved to be horny teenagers again:

Leave it to Archie and Veronica to give Riverdale its fill of teen horniness. CREDIT: Netflix
That time when Archie had his shirt off while hammering the Fourth of July float:
“Chapter Fifty-Nine: Fast Times at Riverdale High” (S04E02)
That time when Archie got back into boxing and got all sweaty:
That time when Archie and Veronica did it again and it’s only episode two of the new season:
That time when Archie broke up a fight in the locker room:
That time when Archie had a heart-to-heart with Veronica in bed:

😓 CREDIT: Netflix
“Chapter Sixty: Dog Day Afternoon” (S04E03)
That time when Archie washed some cars:
That time when Archie was throwing some punches at the El Royale Boxing Club:

CREDIT: Netflix