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Aimee Mann
Solo artist Richmond United States
Aimee Mann is an artist from Richmond. Aimee Mann has 78 chart appearances on 46 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 1994–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “That's Just What You Are”, which appears on 22 lists with a best position of #61. The station that charted Aimee Mann most often is WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), with 24 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2008.
Aimee Mann already had one pop life behind her when she struck out on her own in the early '90s. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1960, she studied at Berklee in Boston, did time in the Young Snakes and Ministry, then co-founded 'Til Tuesday and wrote the band's top-ten hit "Voices Carry" in 1985. 'Til Tuesday made three albums and folded in 1990, when Mann walked out to go it alone.
Whatever (1993) and I'm With Stupid (1995) are where the real Mann comes into focus: bruised, clever songs about underdogs and dark corners, delivered with a dry, sardonic cool over guitar pop that chimes right up until it stings. The reviews were glowing; the sales were not. "That's Just What You Are" and "Choice In The Matter" are the ones the countdowns kept.
The breakthrough came sideways, through her songs for Paul Thomas Anderson's film Magnolia, with "Save Me" picking up an Academy Award nomination. After a fight with Geffen she put out Bachelor No. 2 on her own SuperEgo Records and watched it sell, proof that a songwriter could build a real career without a major label holding the leash. Since then she has teamed with Ted Leo as the Both, won a Grammy for Best Folk Album with Mental Illness (2017), and turned songs written for a stage version of Girl, Interrupted into Queens of the Summer Hotel (2021).
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Aimee Mann on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's Just What You Are | 22 | #61 | – | 1994 | |
| 2 | Save Me | 13 | #69 | – | – | |
| 3 | Freeway | 7 | #32 | – | 2008 | |
| 4 | Goose Snow Cone | 4 | #24 | – | 2017 | |
| 5 | Going Through The Motions | 5 | #266 | – | – | |
| 6 | Charmer | 3 | #69 | – | 2012 | |
| 7 | Red Vines | 6 | #262 | – | – | |
| 8 | Choice In The Matter | 5 | #787 | – | – | |
| 9 | Driving Sideways | 2 | #218 | – | – | |
| 10 | I Should've Known | 2 | #369 | – | – | |
| 11 | Avalanche | 1 | #382 | – | – | |
| 12 | 31 Today | 2 | #86 | – | 2008 | |
| 13 | Pavlov's Bell | 1 | #554 | – | – | |
| 14 | Wise Up | 1 | #69 | – | 2000 | |
| 15 | Patient Zero | 2 | #71 | – | 2017 | |
| 16 | Burn It Out | 1 | #82 | – | 2021 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Aimee Mann as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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