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“Trouble Me” by 10,000 Maniacs

From the album Blind Man’s Zoo (1989)

“Trouble Me” by 10,000 Maniacs appears on 28 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1989 and 2026. It was first released in 1989 on the album Blind Man’s Zoo. Its best result is #14 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #77 alternative song of 1989 and #768 alternative song of all time.

28countdowns
10stations
#14best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2026years charted

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Trouble Me (Live Unplugged)

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"Trouble Me" led off Blind Man's Zoo, 10,000 Maniacs' 1989 album, as its first single. Dennis Drew wrote the music and Natalie Merchant the words, for her father, Anthony, who was in the hospital at the time, and for all the worry behind it, the song feels warm rather than mournful. Peter Asher produced it, Frank Filipetti engineered, and the band keeps it warm and unhurried: Drew on organ and piano, Robert Buck's guitar, Steven Gustafson on bass and Jerome Augustyniak on drums, with gospel singer Jevetta Steele lifting the backing vocals.

Merchant called it the album's most uplifting song, a cure for everything else on the record. It charted on both sides of the Atlantic, and she came down with a cold while shooting its outdoor video.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 14 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 324 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 179 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 187 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 250 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 388 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 365 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 217 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 244 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 654 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 654 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 660 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 660 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1667 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 660 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 660 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 660 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1035 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 992 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1013 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1049 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1086 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1141 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1201 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 887 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 856 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2023 802 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2026 784 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Charting alongside it in 1989

Best songs of 1989 →
  1. 1Love SongThe Cure
  2. 2StandR.E.M.
  3. 3Here Comes Your ManThe Pixies
  4. 4She Drives Me CrazyFine Young Cannibals
  5. 5Love ShackThe B-52's
  6. 6Personal JesusDepeche Mode

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