Artist · chart history
Goodness
Band Seattle Active 1994–2005 US rock band from Seattle
Goodness formed in 1994 in Seattle and was active until 2005. Goodness has 7 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Superwise”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #91. The station that charted Goodness most often is KISW (Seattle-Tacoma, WA), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1996.
Goodness came together in Seattle in 1994 around Carrie Akre, formerly of Hammerbox. Akre sang, Danny Newcomb played lead guitar, Garth Reeves played guitar, Fiia McGann played bass and Chris Friel played drums, and they made a big, open-hearted alternative rock that let Akre's voice take the spotlight.
The self-titled debut came out in 1995 on Y Records with "Superwise", a punchy, soaring song with Akre belting over a tough, churning guitar backdrop. Anthem followed in 1998 on Immortal/Epic, and later These Days on Good Ink, plus a pair of live albums on Kufala Recordings in 2004. They cut a version of "Electricity, Electricity" for the Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks tribute, with Mike McCready of Pearl Jam playing guitar under the pseudonym "Petster".
They did their time on the road, too, opening for Pearl Jam, Cheap Trick and Oasis around the world and co-headlining with Candlebox. Akre, Friel and Newcomb also joined McCready and Rick Friel to form the Rockfords, and Goodness wound down in 2005.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Goodness on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superwise | 5 | #91 | – | 1996 | |
| 2 | Wicked Eye | 1 | #804 | – | – | |
| 3 | Bitter Man | 1 | #981 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 586 | Superwise | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time |
| 1999 | 600 | Superwise | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) |
| 1998 | 618 | Superwise | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) |
| 1998 | 804 | Wicked Eye | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) |
| 1998 | 981 | Bitter Man | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) |
| 1996 | 91 | Superwise | The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 |
| 1996 | 805 | Superwise | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) |
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