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Gary Clark Jr.
Solo artist Austin United States American musician
Gary Clark Jr. is an artist from Austin. Gary Clark Jr. has 64 chart appearances on 50 radio countdowns from 20 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Bright Lights”, which appears on 11 lists with a best position of #9. The station that charted Gary Clark Jr. most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 12 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2019.
Gary Clark Jr. plays the blues like a man who has heard everything that came after them: born in Austin in 1984, the guitarist and singer fuses blues, rock and soul with elements of hip hop, and his guitar tone can sound like it was dredged out of a swamp and pushed through a busted amp. Worry No More, back in 2002, was an early shot; "When My Train Pulls In" from it still turns up on the countdowns.
Warner Bros. Records signed him, and songs like "Bright Lights" and "Don't Owe You A Thang" showed a fuzzed-out, slow-burning player who comes most alive on stage, which is why he has put out live albums alongside the studio work. He picked up a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance with "Please Come Home", and The Story of Sonny Boy Slim in 2015 brought "Grinder" and "The Healing".
This Land, in 2019, was the moment he stopped playing it cool. The title track is a furious, bass-heavy blast, and it won him Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance, while the album took Best Contemporary Blues Album. "Pearl Cadillac" showed the gentler side. JPEG RAW arrived in 2024, with "What About the Children" among its songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Gary Clark Jr. on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bright Lights | 11 | #9 | – | 2011 | |
| 2 | This Land | 8 | #3 | – | 2019 | |
| 3 | Ain't Messin' Around | 6 | #20 | – | 2012 | |
| 4 | When My Train Pulls In | 6 | #148 | – | 2012 | |
| 5 | What About the Children | 5 | #32 | – | 2024 | |
| 6 | Don't Owe You A Thang | 5 | #27 | – | 2011 | |
| 7 | Pearl Cadillac | 4 | #46 | – | 2019 | |
| 8 | When I'm Gone | 3 | #18 | – | 2019 | |
| 9 | Come Together | 3 | #13 | – | 2017 | |
| 10 | The Healing | 5 | #63 | – | 2015 | |
| 11 | Hyperwave | 1 | #53 | – | 2024 | |
| 12 | What About Us? | 1 | #58 | – | 2019 | |
| 13 | Can't Sleep | 1 | #70 | – | 2016 | |
| 14 | Grinder | 1 | #68 | – | 2015 | |
| 15 | Take Me Down | 1 | #72 | – | 2016 | |
| 16 | Numb | 1 | #162 | – | 2012 | |
| 17 | Maktub | 1 | #928 | – | – | |
| 18 | This is Who We Are | 1 | #82 | – | 2024 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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Songs by other artists credited with Gary Clark Jr. as a guest.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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