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Candlebox

Band Seattle United States Formed 1991

Candlebox formed in 1991 in Seattle, United States. Candlebox has 121 chart appearances on 67 radio countdowns from 30 stations on RockLists, spanning 1993–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Far Behind”, which appears on 58 lists with a best position of #7. The station that charted Candlebox most often is KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA), with 31 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.

121appearances

67countdowns

11songs charted

30stations

0#1 finishes

1993–2026years

Candlebox came out of Seattle at the start of the '90s and hit the ground running. Kevin Martin sang and played guitar, Peter Klett played guitar, Bardi Martin held down the bass and Scott Mercado drummed, and the self-titled debut that arrived in July 1993 packed four singles: "Change", "You", "Far Behind" and "Cover Me". "Far Behind", a slow-building ache that erupts into a roaring chorus, went top 20 and pushed the album to quadruple platinum.

This is grunge with the rough edges sanded off for radio: big, bruising hard rock with Martin's voice straining at the top of every chorus. Lucy followed in 1995, with "Simple Lessons", and went gold; Happy Pills came three years later. Record company trouble broke them up in 2000.

They reunited in 2006 and have kept at it since, with Into the Sun, Love Stories & Other Musings, Disappearing in Airports, Wolves and, in 2023, The Long Goodbye.

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

Songs by Candlebox on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Far Behind	3,024	58	#7	–	1994
2	You	1,416	35	#35	–	1994
3	Change	335	6	#360	–	–
4	Cover Me	178	7	#639	–	–
5	Simple Lessons	92	6	#72	–	1995
6	Its Alright	81	3	#77	–	1998
7	Far Behind (Lp Version)	66	1	#170	–	–
8	Stand	64	1	#35	–	2008
9	10,000 Horses	27	2	#745	–	–
10	Arrow	10	1	#904	–	–
11	Understanding	1	1	#993	–	–

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.

93 94 95 98 08

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	244	Far Behind	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026)
2026	330	Far Behind	101X 500 (2026)
2026	488	You	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026)
2025	185	Far Behind	99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025)
2025	248	Far Behind	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025)
2025	328	You	99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025)
2025	462	You	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025)
2025	480	Far Behind	WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2024	161	Far Behind	99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024)
2024	172	Far Behind	KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024)
2024	342	Far Behind	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024)
2024	459	You	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024)
2023	82	Far Behind	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2023	130	Far Behind	105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023	166	You	105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023	191	Far Behind	KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023)
2023	239	Far Behind	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023)
2023	332	You	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2022	122	Far Behind	105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022	200	You	105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022	269	Far Behind	101X 500 (2022)
2022	344	You	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022)
2022	345	Far Behind	X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022	454	Far Behind	WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022)
2022	686	Far Behind	KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022)
2021	110	Far Behind	105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021	197	You	105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021	293	Far Behind	99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021)
2021	363	You	WLLZ 500 (2021)
2021	442	Far Behind	WLLZ 500 (2021)
2021	558	Far Behind	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2020	76	Far Behind	105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020	194	You	105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020	238	Far Behind	WLLZ 500 (2020)
2020	278	Far Behind	The DC101 Top 500
2020	292	Far Behind	Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020)
2020	448	You	Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020)
2020	448	You	WLLZ 500 (2020)
2020	568	Far Behind	KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020)
2019	135	Far Behind	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2019	170	Far Behind (Lp Version)	WLLZ 500 (2019)
2019	341	Far Behind	99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019)
2019	365	You	WLLZ 500 (2019)
2019	449	You	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2019	96	Far Behind	X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's
2017	422	Far Behind	97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017)
2015	161	Far Behind	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2015	390	You	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014	165	Far Behind	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2014	450	You	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2010	289	Far Behind	The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010)
2010	325	You	The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010)
2008	35	Stand	94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2008
2007	336	Far Behind	KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007	372	You	KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2005	168	Far Behind	99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005	273	You	99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004	436	Far Behind	The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004	47	Far Behind	WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004)
2004	96	You	WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004)
2002	43	Far Behind	WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002)
2002	111	Far Behind	KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002)
2002	342	You	KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002)
2002	537	Change	KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002)
2002	967	Cover Me	KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002)
2002	628	You	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	1447	Cover Me	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001	208	Far Behind	WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2001	300	You	WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
1999	156	Far Behind	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	188	You	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	187	Far Behind	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	236	You	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	887	Simple Lessons	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	165	Far Behind	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999)
1999	360	Change	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999)
1999	453	You	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999)
1999	722	Cover Me	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999)
1999	822	Its Alright	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999)
1999	986	10,000 Horses	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999)
1999	119	Far Behind	KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999	235	You	KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999	370	Far Behind	WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1998	77	Its Alright	DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998	157	Far Behind	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998)
1998	352	You	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998)
1998	429	Change	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998)
1998	613	Its Alright	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998)
1998	693	Cover Me	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998)
1998	745	10,000 Horses	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998)
1996	200	Far Behind	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996)
1996	339	You	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996)
1996	426	Change	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996)
1996	639	Cover Me	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996)
1995	88	Simple Lessons	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995	56	Far Behind	WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995
1995	72	Simple Lessons	The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95
1995	79	Simple Lessons	Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995
1995	100	Simple Lessons	WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995
1995	363	Far Behind	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995	281	Far Behind	Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1995	262	Far Behind	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1995	330	You	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1995	400	Change	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1995	702	Cover Me	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1995	904	Arrow	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1995	932	Simple Lessons	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1995	993	Understanding	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1994	7	Far Behind	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994	35	You	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994	31	Far Behind	91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994	66	Far Behind	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994	14	Far Behind	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994	43	You	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994	42	Far Behind	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994
1994	37	Far Behind	Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994	389	You	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994)
1994	432	Far Behind	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994)
1994	505	Change	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994)
1994	776	Cover Me	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994)
1993	61	You	91X Top 91 Songs of 1993

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