Album · The Grateful Dead
In the Dark by The Grateful Dead
In the Dark is an album by The Grateful Dead, released in 1987. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 87 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Touch of Grey”, on 85 lists with a best position of #43.
In the Dark, released on Arista on July 6, 1987, was the Grateful Dead's first studio album since Go to Heaven in 1980, and nobody saw what happened next coming. With Jerry Garcia producing and Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart and keyboard player Brent Mydland in harness, the old road warriors made a warm, easygoing record that sounds like a band enjoying itself.
"Touch of Grey", a jaunty, sing-along shrug of a song, went to number nine on the Hot 100, their only top-40 single ever, and its video was all over MTV. "Hell in a Bucket" and "Throwing Stones" picked up plenty of rock radio play too. The album hit number six, the only top-ten album they ever had, and went double platinum.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from In the Dark on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Touch of Grey#434 of all time | 85 | #43 | – | 1991–2026 | |
| 2 | Throwing Stones | 2 | #916 | – | 2020–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.