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Aoxomoxoa by The Grateful Dead
Aoxomoxoa is an album by The Grateful Dead, released in 1969. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “China Cat Sunflower”, on 7 lists with a best position of #190.
Aoxomoxoa, the Grateful Dead's third album, came out on Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on June 20, 1969, and the band produced it themselves, diving headfirst into 16-track recording as one of the first rock groups to try it. The title is a palindrome that means nothing at all, which suits a record this happily unhinged.
The lineup of the day counts Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Pigpen McKernan and Tom Constanten, with Robert Hunter supplying the words, and the songs spill out in kaleidoscopic swirls. "St. Stephen" rides a rolling, stately groove and "China Cat Sunflower" spins off into pure psychedelic whimsy. The cover art has since been ranked among the finest ever put on a rock record, and the album finally went gold in 1997.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Aoxomoxoa on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China Cat Sunflower | 7 | #190 | – | 2007–2026 | |
| 2 | St. Stephen | 4 | #73 | – | 1996–2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.