Album · Dinosaur Jr.
Where You Been by Dinosaur Jr.
Where You Been is an album by Dinosaur Jr., released in 1993. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 42 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Start Choppin'”, on 24 lists with a best position of #45.
Where You Been, Dinosaur Jr.'s fifth studio album, came out on February 9, 1993, on Sire and Blanco y Negro, and it's a rarity from the band's major-label years: a record made by a full band rather than J Mascis playing nearly everything himself. Murph is behind the kit, the last time he'd record with Mascis until Beyond in 2007, and Mike Johnson, who had replaced Lou Barlow, is on board too.
The sound is pure Mascis: that sleepy drawl floating over a thick wall of fuzz and feedback, with long, loose guitar solos steeped in vintage classic rock. "Start Choppin'" was the breakout, the biggest hit the band ever had, reaching number 3 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and cracking the UK Top 20, with "Get Me" and "Goin' Home" riding along behind it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Where You Been on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start Choppin' | 24 | #45 | – | 1993–2026 | |
| 2 | Goin' Home | 15 | #944 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 3 | Get Me | 2 | #38 | – | 1993 | |
| 4 | Out There | 1 | #349 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.