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Cosmo’s Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Cosmo’s Factory is an album by Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in 1970. 6 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 167 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Who'll Stop The Rain”, on 44 lists with a best position of #54.
Cosmo's Factory, Creedence Clearwater Revival's fifth album, rolled out of Fantasy in July 1970, and it plays like a jukebox stuffed with nothing but hits. John Fogerty wrote the songs, sang, played lead guitar and produced, with brother Tom on rhythm guitar, Stu Cook on bass and Doug Clifford on drums, and the El Cerrito four sound tight as a fist.
It's roots rock with the mud still on its boots: "Travelin' Band" rips along like a runaway train, "Up Around the Bend" and "Lookin' Out My Back Door" grin in the sunshine, while "Run Through the Jungle" and "Who'll Stop the Rain" carry a darker chill. Then they drag "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" down into the swamp. Six of its eleven tracks came out as singles, and the album sat at number one on the Billboard 200 for nine straight weeks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Cosmo’s Factory on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who'll Stop The Rain | 44 | #54 | – | 1997–2026 | |
| 2 | Up Around the Bend | 27 | #170 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 3 | I Heard It Through the Grapevine | 25 | #68 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 4 | Travelin' Band | 26 | #112 | – | 1994–2026 | |
| 5 | Lookin' Out My Back Door | 26 | #160 | – | 1997–2026 | |
| 6 | Run Through The Jungle | 19 | #135 | – | 1997–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.