Song · Jack Johnson
“Taylor” by Jack Johnson
From the album On and On (2003)
“Taylor” by Jack Johnson appears on 10 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2003 and 2022. It was first released in 2003 on the album On and On. Its best result is #15 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #96 alternative song of 2003.
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"Taylor" drifted out in November 2003 as the third single from On and On, Jack Johnson's second album, and it's the easygoing Johnson sound at its breeziest: an acoustic guitar that barely breaks a sweat, a voice pitched just above a murmur, and a groove loose enough to nap in. Johnson wrote it, sang it and played the guitar, while Mario Caldato Jr. produced and shared the engineering and mixing with Robert Carranza, keeping everything dry, close and unhurried.
The extended cut of the video brought in Ben Stiller. The song made quiet inroads abroad, reaching 27 in Australia and 33 in New Zealand, and at home it climbed to number five on Billboard's Triple-A chart, the format that suited it best.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 | 91 |
| 2003 | 92 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 | 101 |
| 2003 | 66 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 | 105 |
| 2003 | 69 | 102.1 The Edge Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | KDGE Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 39 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2003 | 103 |
| 2003 | 17 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 | 100 |
| 2004 | 80 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 81 | 96.5 The Buzz | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium | 96 |
| 2009 | 804 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2022 | 873 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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