Album · Jackson Browne
Late for the Sky by Jackson Browne
Late for the Sky is an album by Jackson Browne, released in 1974. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 23 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Late For The Sky”, on 8 lists with a best position of #35.
Late for the Sky, Jackson Browne's third album, came out on Asylum on September 13, 1974, and Browne produced it himself, which may be why it sounds so much like a man thinking out loud late at night. The songs take their time, the arrangements hang back, and his voice never raises itself when a quiet word will cut deeper. It's a record for the hours after the party, when the talk turns serious.
The title track, "Fountain of Sorrow", "For a Dancer" and "The Road and the Sky" are the ones rock radio has held on to. It was his most successful album up to that point, climbing to number 14 on the Billboard 200, and in 2020 the Library of Congress chose it for preservation in the National Recording Registry.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Late for the Sky on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late For The Sky | 8 | #35 | – | 1976–2023 | |
| 2 | For a Dancer | 6 | #207 | – | 2001–2020 | |
| 3 | Fountain Of Sorrow | 7 | #43 | – | 1976–2020 | |
| 4 | The Road And The Sky | 2 | #324 | – | 2010–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.