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“Wishing Well” by Bob Mould

From the album Workbook (1989)

“Wishing Well” by Bob Mould appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1989 on the album Workbook. Its best result is #776 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,711 alternative song of all time.

15countdowns

2stations

#776best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1999–2023years charted

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"Wishing Well" comes from Workbook, Bob Mould's 1989 solo record, and it's all ringing guitars and open air, with room for mandolin, keyboards and a cello from Jane Scarpantoni. Mould wrote it, produced it and plays most of it himself, guitar, keyboard, mandolin and percussion, with Tony Maimone on bass and Anton Fier on drums. Steve Haigler mixed it, and the tension between Mould's clenched vocal and that airy, chiming backdrop is what keeps it spinning.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#1,711 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

#1,313 of the '80s

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	1130	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1132	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1093	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1092	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2003	1077	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	1077	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	1078	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	1350	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1300	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1325	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1285	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1336	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1389	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1451	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2023	776	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s	850

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