Album · The Smithereens
Green Thoughts by The Smithereens
Green Thoughts is an album by The Smithereens, released in 1988. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 27 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Only A Memory”, on 22 lists with a best position of #13.
Green Thoughts, the Smithereens' second album, came out on Enigma/Capitol on March 22, 1988, and it's a sturdy slab of power pop from four guys out of Carteret, New Jersey, who clearly love a tight three-minute song. Don Dixon produced, keeping Jim Babjak's guitar crisp and chiming, Mike Mesaros' bass and Dennis Diken's drums punchy, and Pat DiNizio's deep, dark croon right up front.
"Only a Memory" was the one that broke through, a driving, jangling rocker that went all the way to the top of the Album Rock Tracks chart, even though it barely scraped into the Hot 100 at 92. "House We Used to Live In" brought a little more wistful jangle to the countdowns.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Green Thoughts on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only A Memory | 22 | #13 | – | 1988–2023 | |
| 2 | House We Used to Live In | 4 | #87 | – | 1988–2003 | |
| 3 | Drown in my own tears | 1 | #1328 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.