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“Mr. Jones” by Counting Crows

From the album August and Everything After (1993)

“Mr. Jones” by Counting Crows appears on 70 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 1994 and 2025. It was first released in 1993 on the album August and Everything After. Its best result is #4 on the Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 1994, #131 alternative song of all time and #125 of the '90s.

70countdowns
23stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1994–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 14 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 14 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 8 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 10 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 4 Virgin Radio United Kingdom Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1994 10
1994 48 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100
1994 13 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 48 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 50 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 321 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 79 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 248 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 62 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 220 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 161 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 94 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 241 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 166 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 183 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 274 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 47 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 203 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 95 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 51 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 71 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 88 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 73 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 75 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 96 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 75 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 54 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 249 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 82 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2003 28 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) 100
2004 239 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 387 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 230 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 67 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 244 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 66 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2005 467 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 295 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 305 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 72 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 318 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 706 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 78 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 706 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 720 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 250 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 736 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 523 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 764 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 479 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 795 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 825 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 318 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 423 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1275 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 229 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 15 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2025 404 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 780 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Mr Jones.

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