Album · The Jesus and Mary Chain
Stoned & Dethroned by The Jesus and Mary Chain
Stoned & Dethroned is an album by The Jesus and Mary Chain, released in 1994. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 55 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sometimes Always”, on 24 lists with a best position of #31.
Stoned & Dethroned, the Jesus and Mary Chain's fifth album, came out in 1994, and it's the sound of the Reid brothers turning down the feedback and letting the songs breathe. After a year on the road in 1992, Lollapalooza included, Jim and William Reid went into the studio in January 1993 thinking they'd make an acoustic album. Instead they recorded with a full band for the first time since Psychocandy, Curve's Steve Monti on drums and touring bassist Ben Lurie, and the sessions dragged on for most of the year.
The result is hushed, bruised and beautiful, all strummed guitars and smoky vocals, with the noise simmering underneath instead of exploding. Two guests steal scenes: the Pogues' Shane MacGowan takes the lead on "God Help Me", while Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star duets with Jim on "Sometimes Always", the first single and their biggest hit in America.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Stoned & Dethroned on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sometimes Always | 24 | #31 | – | 1994–2026 | |
| 2 | Come On | 16 | #516 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 3 | Between Us | 14 | #1524 | – | 1999–2014 | |
| 4 | Dirty Water | 1 | #1705 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.