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Jellyfish

Band San Francisco United States Active 1989–1994 early 90s power pop

Jellyfish formed in 1989 in San Francisco, United States and was active until 1994. Jellyfish has 35 chart appearances on 20 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “That Is Why”, which appears on 18 lists with a best position of #43. The station that charted Jellyfish most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 28 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1991.

35appearances
20countdowns
5songs charted
5stations
0#1 finishes
1990–2023years

Songs by Jellyfish on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 That Is Why
681		 18 #43 – 1991
2 The Ghost At Number One
425		 8 #772 – –
3 He's My Best Friend
301		 7 #1135 – –
4 The King Is Half-Undressed
36		 1 #69 – 1990
5 Ghost at No. 1
18		 1 #87 – 1993

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.

90 91 93

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2023 887 That Is Why The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2014 1317 That Is Why CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 1268 That Is Why CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1211 That Is Why CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1169 That Is Why CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 1205 That Is Why CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 1194 That Is Why CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1246 That Is Why CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2005 772 The Ghost At Number One CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1135 He's My Best Friend CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1319 That Is Why CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 772 The Ghost At Number One CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1135 He's My Best Friend CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1319 That Is Why CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 772 The Ghost At Number One CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1135 He's My Best Friend CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1319 That Is Why CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1218 That Is Why Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 772 The Ghost At Number One CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1150 He's My Best Friend CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1334 That Is Why CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 594 That Is Why Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1861 The Ghost At Number One Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 772 The Ghost At Number One CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1151 He's My Best Friend CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1335 That Is Why CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 772 The Ghost At Number One CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1147 He's My Best Friend CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1335 That Is Why CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 1027 The Ghost At Number One CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1144 He's My Best Friend CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1335 That Is Why CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1993 87 Ghost at No. 1 Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993
1991 43 That Is Why KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1990 69 The King Is Half-Undressed Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990