Artist · chart history
Jars of Clay
Band Greenville United States Formed 1993
Jars of Clay formed in 1993 in Greenville, United States. Jars of Clay has 27 chart appearances on 27 radio countdowns from 12 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Flood”, which appears on 25 lists with a best position of #36. The station that charted Jars of Clay most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1996.
Jars of Clay met as students at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois, and made their home base in Nashville, and their 1995 self-titled debut on Essential Records is where the Christian rock world suddenly got interesting. The band's name comes from a verse in 2 Corinthians, which they paraphrased in "Four Seven", a hidden track tucked onto the CD.
The sound is the surprise: a mix of alternative rock, folk, acoustic strumming and a touch of R&B, with Dan Haseltine's vocals, Charlie Lowell's piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason's lead guitar and Matt Odmark's rhythm guitar. "Flood" is the one that broke out, a hushed acoustic verse that swells into a stormy, rain-lashed chorus. Matt Bronleewe was part of the early lineup before Odmark came aboard.
There's no permanent drummer or bassist; on the road, Jeremy Lutito and Gabe Ruschival of Disappointed by Candy fill those roles, with Aaron Sands, Scott Savage and Joe Porter among the touring players over the years. The GMA Dove Awards named them Group of the Year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Jars of Clay on radio countdowns
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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