Song · Damien Rice
“Cannonball” by Damien Rice
From the album O (2002)
“Cannonball” by Damien Rice appears on 14 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 2003 and 2025. It was first released in 2002 on the album O. Its best result is #11 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #334 alternative song of 2004 and #4,042 alternative song of all time.
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"Cannonball" was the second single from O, the debut album by Irish folk singer Damien Rice, released on 1 February 2002. Rice wrote it and produced it himself, and the single mix adds drums the album version doesn't have. In Ireland it came out that May as a CD maxi single on his own Damien Rice Music label, carrying a remix by Paul "P-Dub" Walton and Mark "Spike" Stent.
The song kept coming back. A British release in October 2003 on 14th Floor Records got it to number 32, with live takes recorded at Union Chapel and an exclusive B-side, "Moody Monday". Another push in 2004 took it to 19, and in 2011 it finally reached number 9.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 | 196 |
| 2004 | 46 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 | 103 |
| 2004 | 92 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 810 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2004 | 170 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 306 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2009 | 68 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 64 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2009 | 785 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2013 | 511 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 619 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 232 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 759 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 332 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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