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“Better Together” by Jack Johnson
From the album In Between Dreams (2005)
“Better Together” by Jack Johnson appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2005 and 2024. It was first released in 2005 on the album In Between Dreams. Its best result is #47 on the WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,210 alternative song of all time.
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"Better Together" opens In Between Dreams, Jack Johnson's third album, from 2005, and it's about as unhurried as a record gets: a man, his guitar and nowhere else he'd rather be. Johnson wrote it, sings it and plays the guitar, with Merlo Podlewski on bass and Adam Topol on drums and percussion; Mario Caldato Jr. produced, mixing and engineering alongside Robert Carranza. Tucked inside is a borrowing from Hoagy Carmichael's "Heart and Soul".
It went out as a single in early 2006 and reached 24 in the UK, and a live take from En Concert became a US single in 2009, reaching 23 on the Mediabase Triple A chart. It also got a Cuban remix for Rhythms del Mundo, and Rob Brydon picked it as one of his Desert Island Discs, then sang it as Bryn in the second-season finale of Gavin & Stacey.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 | 100 |
| 2009 | 75 | 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA | 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 | 106 |
| 2009 | 47 | 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN | WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2009 | 50 |
| 2009 | 70 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 232 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2009 | 656 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2024 | 718 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
Also listed as: Beter Together.
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