Artist · chart history
Grant Lee Buffalo
Band Los Angeles United States Active 1991–1998
Grant Lee Buffalo formed in 1991 in Los Angeles, United States and was active until 1998. Grant Lee Buffalo has 61 chart appearances on 40 radio countdowns from 18 stations on RockLists, spanning 1993–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Mockingbirds”, which appears on 26 lists with a best position of #65. The station that charted Grant Lee Buffalo most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 33 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1998.
Grant Lee Buffalo rose out of the ashes of Shiva Burlesque, a Los Angeles band that had put out 2 albums before it changed its name to Grant Lee Buffalo in 1991. Jeffrey Clark left, Paul Kimble took over on bass, and the lineup settled into a trio: Grant-Lee Phillips singing and playing guitar, Kimble on bass and Joey Peters on drums.
The sound mixed '70s rock, folk and country into something dusty and widescreen, with Phillips' voice soaring over it like a preacher at a tent revival. His lyrics dug into American history, landscapes and personal stories, and the band's debut, Fuzzy, in 1993, got them noticed with its aching title track and "Dixie Drug Store". Mighty Joe Moon followed in 1994, carrying "Mockingbirds", a folk-rock ballad with a slow burn and a big, cathartic lift. Jubilee brought "Truly, Truly" and "Testimony", and in all they made 4 albums for Slash Records.
The band broke up soon after, but they got back together for a handful of live shows in the early 2010s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Grant Lee Buffalo on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mockingbirds | 26 | #65 | – | 1994 | |
| 2 | Truly, Truly | 27 | #62 | – | 1998 | |
| 3 | Fuzzy | 2 | #176 | – | – | |
| 4 | Testimony | 5 | #1871 | – | – | |
| 5 | Dixie Drug Store | 1 | #88 | – | 1993 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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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