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Songs From an American Movie, Vol. One: Learning How to Smile by Everclear
Songs From an American Movie, Vol. One: Learning How to Smile is an album by Everclear, released in 2000. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 35 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Wonderful”, on 24 lists with a best position of #27.
Songs From an American Movie, Vol. One: Learning How to Smile, Everclear's fourth album, landed on Capitol on July 11, 2000, and it's the soft-hearted half of a pair. Art Alexakis built both volumes loosely around his second divorce, co-producing this one with Neal Avron, and where the second volume went for hard rock, this one leans into the warm American pop of the 1970s. Craig Montoya and Greg Eklund were still alongside him.
The result is sunnier and more tender than the band's usual post-grunge crunch, with "Wonderful" and "A.M. Radio" out front. It debuted in the top ten, the only Everclear album to do that, peaked at number nine, went platinum and sold 1.28 million copies, a total beaten by just one other record in their catalog.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Songs From an American Movie, Vol. One: Learning How to Smile on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wonderful | 24 | #27 | – | 2000–2024 | |
| 2 | A.M. Radio | 11 | #39 | – | 2000–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.