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Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Band Los Angeles United States Active 1968–2016
Crosby, Stills, and Nash formed in 1968 in Los Angeles, United States and was active until 2016. Crosby, Stills, and Nash has 152 chart appearances on 74 radio countdowns from 26 stations on RockLists, spanning 1982–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”, which appears on 62 lists with a best position of #21. The station that charted Crosby, Stills, and Nash most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 25 appearances.
Crosby, Stills & Nash was a supergroup built on castoffs and a single moment of harmony. David Crosby had been fired from the Byrds late in 1967, Buffalo Springfield had fallen apart around Stephen Stills early in 1968, and Graham Nash walked away from the Hollies that December. When the three sang together informally and heard how their voices locked, the rest was a formality; Atlantic signed them early in 1969.
The debut, Crosby, Stills & Nash, is folk rock polished to a shine: acoustic guitars ringing, three voices braided so tight you can't see the seams. "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" is the multi-part showpiece, "Marrakesh Express" rattles along like the train it's named for, and "Wooden Ships", "Helplessly Hoping" and the hushed "Guinnevere" round out a record that won them the Grammy for Best New Artist. For touring they drafted Neil Young, Stills' old Springfield bandmate, and as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young they played Woodstock that August.
The trio drifted apart and back together over the decades, returning with CSN in 1977 and Daylight Again in 1982, where "Southern Cross" set sail. They entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, kept touring until 2015, and lost Crosby in 2023.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Crosby, Stills, and Nash on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes#410 of all time | 62 | #21 | – | – | |
| 2 | Southern Cross | 40 | #89 | – | – | |
| 3 | Wooden Ships | 22 | #201 | – | – | |
| 4 | Marrakesh Express | 6 | #82 | – | – | |
| 5 | Woodstock | 3 | #108 | – | – | |
| 6 | Ohio | 3 | #53 | – | – | |
| 7 | Helplessly Hoping | 4 | #412 | – | – | |
| 8 | Carry On | 2 | #253 | – | – | |
| 9 | Cathedral | 3 | #820 | – | – | |
| 10 | Long Time Gone | 3 | #831 | – | – | |
| 11 | Almost Cut My Hair | 1 | #753 | – | – | |
| 12 | Dark Star! | 1 | #669 | – | – | |
| 13 | Guinnevere | 1 | #1590 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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