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Electric Mud by Muddy Waters
Electric Mud is an album by Muddy Waters, released in 1968. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 15 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Mannish Boy”, on 15 lists with a best position of #129.
Electric Mud, Muddy Waters' fifth studio album, came out on Cadet in 1968, and it's the father of modern Chicago blues dressed up in paisley. Producer Marshall Chess had the idea: put Muddy in front of members of Rotary Connection, crank up the psychedelia, and sell the man who laid the groundwork for rock and roll to the kids who were buying rock.
The result is a strange, fascinating collision, Muddy's granite voice riding waves of psychedelic guitar freak-out on the likes of "Mannish Boy". The fusion stirred up plenty of controversy, but it reached No. 127 on the Billboard 200, and rock radio's countdowns have kept "Mannish Boy" in the rotation for years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Electric Mud on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mannish Boy | 15 | #129 | – | 1997–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.