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Sky Blue Sky by Wilco
Sky Blue Sky is an album by Wilco, released in 2007. 6 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 48 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Impossible Germany”, on 29 lists and voted number one once.
Sky Blue Sky, Wilco's sixth album, came out on Nonesuch on May 15, 2007, and it's the first studio record from the six-piece that had been holding steady since 2004: Jeff Tweedy and John Stirratt, drummer Glenn Kotche, keyboard player Mikael Jorgensen, and the new arrivals, guitarist Nels Cline and multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone. Tweedy produced, and the band let fans hear it before they bought it, streaming the whole thing on their website and handing out "What Light" as a free download.
It's warm and unhurried, the sound of a band enjoying each other's company. "Impossible Germany" is the showpiece, a gentle tune that opens up into long, twining guitar lines, while "Either Way" and "Walken" have an easy, sunny drift.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Sky Blue Sky on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impossible Germany | 29 | #1 | 1 | 2007–2026 | |
| 2 | What Light | 7 | #30 | – | 2007–2025 | |
| 3 | Hate It Here | 5 | #223 | – | 2009–2024 | |
| 4 | Walken | 3 | #61 | – | 2007–2009 | |
| 5 | Sky Blue Sky | 2 | #492 | – | 2009–2013 | |
| 6 | Either Way | 2 | #516 | – | 2013–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.