Artist · chart history
James Maddock
Solo artist Leicester United Kingdom
James Maddock is an artist from Leicester. James Maddock has 5 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2011–2018. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Driving Around”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #23. The station that charted James Maddock most often is WFUV (New York, NY), with 3 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2011.
James Maddock came from Countesthorpe, near Leicester, and has made his home in New York City since 2003, and the trip between the two runs right through his songs: an English voice steeped in American roots music. He released his first album, Tied Weight, in 1982, and later fronted Fire Next Time, whose up-tempo, left-leaning soul album North to South came out on Polydor in 1988 with strings arranged by Anne Dudley and Hugh Jones producing.
His first taste of American success came with the band Wood, whose Songs from Stamford Hill landed several songs, "Stay You" among them, on the TV drama Dawson's Creek. Going solo, he settled into Americana, won a New York Music Award for best Americana album with Sunrise on Avenue C, became a resident artist at the Rockwood Music Hall and shared stages with Bruce Springsteen.
Wake up and Dream, in 2011, is the heart-on-sleeve sound of a songwriter who has earned his rasp: "Beautiful Now" and "Stella's Driving" are big-hearted, road-weary sing-alongs. The Green followed in 2014 with "Driving Around", and he later turned up on Willie Nile's albums in 2018 and 2020.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by James Maddock on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driving Around | 3 | #23 | – | 2015 | |
| 2 | Beautiful Now | 1 | #9 | – | 2011 | |
| 3 | Stella's Driving | 1 | #32 | – | 2011 |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 221 | Driving Around | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 |
| 2015 | 23 | Driving Around | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2015 |
| 2015 | 50 | Driving Around | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2015 |
| 2011 | 9 | Beautiful Now | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2011 |
| 2011 | 32 | Stella's Driving | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2011 |
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