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“Honky's Ladder” by Afghan Whigs
From the album Black Love (1996)
“Honky's Ladder” by Afghan Whigs appears on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1996 on the album Black Love. Its best result is #491 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,333 alternative song of all time.
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"Honky's Ladder" came out in 1996 on Black Love, the Afghan Whigs' record for Mute, and it's Greg Dulli's show through and through: he wrote the words and the music, sang lead and produced it himself. Rick McCollum's guitar and John Curley's bass do the heavy lifting underneath, Paul Buchignani keeps the beat, and Doug Falsetti drops in as a guest on backing vocals, with Jeff Powell engineering. It's a tight crew around a singer who clearly knew exactly what he wanted the song to be.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1511 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1511 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1515 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1513 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 491 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) | 500 |
| 2003 | 1517 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1517 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1516 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
Also listed as: Honky' Ladder.
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