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“Hey Jack Kerouac” by 10,000 Maniacs

From the album In My Tribe (1986)

“Hey Jack Kerouac” by 10,000 Maniacs appears on 17 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1986 on the album In My Tribe. Its best result is #246 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #736 alternative song of all time.

17countdowns

3stations

#246best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1999–2023years charted

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"Hey Jack Kerouac" comes from 10,000 Maniacs' 1986 album In My Tribe, and it's a fine showcase for the partnership at the heart of the band: Robert Buck wrote the music and Natalie Merchant wrote the words and sings them, hailing the writer right there in the title.

Buck's guitar, mandolin and pedal steel give it a bright, jangling lift, Dennis Drew's keyboards fill in the corners, and Steven Gustafson and Jerome Augustyniak keep it moving with a light, springy touch. Peter Asher produced, with George Massenburg recording and mixing alongside Frank Wolf, and the sound is clean and warm, all folk-rock sparkle and bookish charm.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#736 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

#822 of the '80s

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	246	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	246	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	246	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	246	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2002	596	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)	2002
2003	246	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2003	1493	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)	2044
2004	246	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	246	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	491	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	492	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	508	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	519	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	534	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	550	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	563	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2023	447	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s	850

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