Cover of Mighty Joe Moon by Grant Lee Buffalo
Cover: Mighty Joe Moon

Song · Grant Lee Buffalo

“Mockingbirds” by Grant Lee Buffalo

From the album Mighty Joe Moon (1994)

“Mockingbirds” by Grant Lee Buffalo appears on 26 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1994 and 2025. It was first released in 1994 on the album Mighty Joe Moon. Its best result is #65 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #131 alternative song of 1994 and #1,145 alternative song of all time.

26countdowns
8stations
#65best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2025years charted

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Grant-Lee Phillips wrote "Mockingbirds" on his own, words and music, and it's one of the songs on Mighty Joe Moon, the second album from Grant Lee Buffalo, which Slash and Reprise released in 1994. Critic Dave Thompson heard that record as a widescreen take on the band's first, a sound as vast as the Montana sky grappling with how firmly Phillips held both his words and his feelings.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 105 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 72 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 81 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 65 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Charting alongside it in 1994

Best songs of 1994 →
  1. 1Black Hole SunSoundgarden
  2. 2CloserNine Inch Nails
  3. 3Self-EsteemThe Offspring
  4. 4Interstate Love SongStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5Come Out and PlayThe Offspring
  6. 6Basket CaseGreen Day

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