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Better Than Ezra

Band Baton Rouge United States Formed 1988

Better Than Ezra formed in 1988 in Baton Rouge, United States. Better Than Ezra has 96 chart appearances on 45 radio countdowns from 19 stations on RockLists, spanning 1995–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Good”, which appears on 33 lists with a best position of #3. The station that charted Better Than Ezra most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 50 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.

96appearances
45countdowns
8songs charted
19stations
0#1 finishes
1995–2023years

Songs by Better Than Ezra on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Good
1,979		 33 #3 – 1995
2 Desperately Wanting
745		 20 #44 – 1997
3 In The Blood
666		 17 #12 – 1995
4 At the Stars
329		 10 #75 – 1999
5 King of New Orleans
321		 11 #36 – 1996
6 A Lifetime
108		 2 #47 – 2005
7 Rosealia
9		 1 #84 – 1995
8 Conjunction Junction
3		 1 #1948 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

95 96 97 98 99 05

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2023 245 Good The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 563 Desperately Wanting The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2014 1090 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1373 At the Stars CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1570 Good CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 1037 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1315 At the Stars CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1516 Good CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 991 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1262 At the Stars CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1462 Good CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 960 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1208 At the Stars CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1400 Good CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 930 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1174 At the Stars CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1368 Good CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 907 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1153 At the Stars CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1343 Good CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 921 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1092 At the Stars CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1363 Good CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 369 Good KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 566 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 47 A Lifetime Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005
2005 193 A Lifetime ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 242 Good CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1414 In The Blood CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1558 King of New Orleans CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1620 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 298 Good The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 242 Good CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1415 In The Blood CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1559 King of New Orleans CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1623 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 248 Good Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2003 323 Good WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 241 Good CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1415 In The Blood CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1559 King of New Orleans CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1623 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 304 Good WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 241 Good CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1429 In The Blood CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1555 King of New Orleans CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1633 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 428 Good Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1203 King of New Orleans Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1387 In The Blood Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 241 Good CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1431 In The Blood CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1560 King of New Orleans CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1641 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 201 Good WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2001 249 Desperately Wanting WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 241 Good CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1429 In The Blood CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1560 King of New Orleans CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1641 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 75 At the Stars WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999
1999 78 At the Stars Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 494 Good Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 854 In The Blood Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 222 Good WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 451 Good The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 780 In The Blood The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 241 Good CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1429 In The Blood CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1560 King of New Orleans CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1640 Desperately Wanting CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1948 Conjunction Junction CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 195 Good WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 299 In The Blood WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 329 Desperately Wanting WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1998 100 At the Stars Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998
1997 72 Desperately Wanting Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997
1997 56 Desperately Wanting WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997
1997 44 Desperately Wanting Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997
1996 64 King of New Orleans WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996
1996 81 King of New Orleans The End Top 107 Songs of 1996
1996 36 King of New Orleans Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996
1995 36 Good KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995
1995 63 In The Blood KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995
1995 14 Good 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995
1995 84 Rosealia 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995
1995 88 In The Blood 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995
1995 5 Good Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 21 In The Blood Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 9 Good WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995
1995 22 In The Blood WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995
1995 3 Good Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995
1995 12 In The Blood Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995
1995 37 Good WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995
1995 49 In The Blood WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995
1995 35 Good Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)