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“A.M. Radio” by Everclear
From the album Songs From an American Movie, Vol. One: Learning How to Smile (2000)
“A.M. Radio” by Everclear appears on 11 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2000 and 2014. It was first released in 2000 on the album Songs From an American Movie, Vol. One: Learning How to Smile. Its best result is #39 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #141 alternative song of 2000 and #2,352 alternative song of all time.
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"A.M. Radio" is Art Alexakis spinning the dial back to his childhood, a 2000 single from Everclear's fourth album, Songs From an American Movie, Vol. One: Learning How to Smile, following "Wonderful". The lyric runs through memories of growing up in the 1970s with his favorite songs pouring out of an AM radio, and the closing chant sums up his taste: pop, soul and rock, yes; disco, never.
The record plays like a mixtape of those years. It opens on a vintage jingle from Los Angeles station KHJ and rides a sample of Jean Knight's "Mr. Big Stuff", and some versions slip in a snatch of "Those Were the Days", the theme from All in the Family, though later pressings dropped it. Alexakis produced it himself, Neal Avron mixed, and guest singers Sydnne Ebong, Andrew Stevens and Erica Stewart-Giuhan fill out the backing vocals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000 | 91 |
| 2000 | 72 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 | 99 |
| 2000 | 92 | 103.3 The Edge Buffalo, NY | 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000 | 103 |
| 2000 | 39 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 863 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 913 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 934 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 963 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 995 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1047 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1098 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: AM Radio; Am Radio.
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