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Cowboy Junkies

Band Toronto Canada Formed 1985

Cowboy Junkies formed in 1985 in Toronto, Canada. Cowboy Junkies has 83 chart appearances on 52 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 1991–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sweet Jane”, which appears on 43 lists with a best position of #17. The station that charted Cowboy Junkies most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 42 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.

83appearances
52countdowns
6songs charted
16stations
0#1 finishes
1991–2026years

Songs by Cowboy Junkies on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Sweet Jane#315 of all time
2,570		 43 #17 – 1994
2 Misguided Angel
961		 17 #457 – –
3 Anniversary Song
683		 16 #752 – –
4 Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park
45		 3 #404 – –
5 A Common Disaster
35		 2 #75 – 1996
6 Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis)
21		 1 #797 – –

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.

94 96

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 752 Anniversary Song KXT 917 Song Countdown
2020 701 Sweet Jane WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2014 450 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 918 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1138 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 452 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 874 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1080 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 445 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 832 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1027 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 447 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 806 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 996 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 403 Sweet Jane Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 451 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 790 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 963 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 457 Misguided Angel WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2008 232 Sweet Jane KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 440 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 766 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 941 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 448 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 822 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 944 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 227 Sweet Jane KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 437 Sweet Jane KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 187 Sweet Jane Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 356 Sweet Jane WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 333 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 370 Sweet Jane WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 413 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 702 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1095 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 358 Sweet Jane The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 413 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 702 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1095 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 871 Anniversary Song WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2003 413 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 702 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1095 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 413 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 702 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1110 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 582 Sweet Jane Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 413 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 702 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1111 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 197 Sweet Jane WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 413 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 701 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1105 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 200 Sweet Jane 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 65 Sweet Jane Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 280 Sweet Jane WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 148 Sweet Jane WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 660 Sweet Jane The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 431 Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 413 Sweet Jane CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 701 Misguided Angel CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1103 Anniversary Song CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 484 Sweet Jane CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 889 Misguided Angel CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 177 Sweet Jane KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 184 Sweet Jane WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1998 51 Sweet Jane KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996 75 A Common Disaster WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996
1996 88 A Common Disaster Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996
1996 17 Sweet Jane KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 255 Sweet Jane Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 404 Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 26 Sweet Jane KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1994 38 Sweet Jane KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994 71 Sweet Jane 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994 24 Sweet Jane Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 65 Sweet Jane Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994 76 Sweet Jane Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 444 Murder Tonight In The Trailer Park WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1991 662 Misguided Angel CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 797 Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 966 Sweet Jane CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)