Song · Dinosaur Jr.
“The Wagon” by Dinosaur Jr.
From the album Green Mind (1991)
“The Wagon” by Dinosaur Jr. appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2024. It was first released in 1991 on the album Green Mind. Its best result is #29 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #171 alternative song of 1990 and #7,706 alternative song of all time.
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"The Wagon" marked a fresh start for Dinosaur Jr.: the first recording they made without original bassist Lou Barlow, it landed on Green Mind in 1991 as one of only three songs there with Murph on drums. J Mascis wrote, sang and produced it and played the bass himself, with Don Fleming on guitar and backing vocals and Jay Spiegel on tom-toms; Paul Q. Kolderie and Sean Slade engineered, and Kolderie mixed.
The title looks back fondly. Mascis said it came partly from the station wagons he and Barlow borrowed from their parents, the kind of car that hauled the band through its first tour, and he still pined for their wood paneling. As a single it reached 49 in the UK and 22 on the US Modern Rock chart, and critics have since praised its writing, production and playing.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1990 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1988 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2024 | 441 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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