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Jimmy Buffett
Solo artist Pascagoula United States
Jimmy Buffett is an artist from Pascagoula. Jimmy Buffett has 71 chart appearances on 33 radio countdowns from 12 stations on RockLists, spanning 1991–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Margaritaville”, which appears on 28 lists with a best position of #21. The station that charted Jimmy Buffett most often is WMGK (Philadelphia, PA), with 14 appearances.
Jimmy Buffett, born in 1946 and claimed by Pascagoula as a hometown boy, made a whole career out of the art of doing nothing much, beautifully. His sound mixed country, rock, folk and calypso into a sunburnt, easygoing sway, and his songs sold a lifestyle of island escapism: kick back, pour one, chase whatever makes you happy. From 1975 he had the Coral Reefer Band behind him.
The mid-'70s were his sweet spot. Living and Dying in 3/4 Time, in 1974, brought the wistful "Come Monday", and A1A that same year brought the rueful, salt-stained "A Pirate Looks at Forty". Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, in 1977, carried "Margaritaville", a lazy, lopsided shrug of a song that turned him into a franchise. Son of a Son of a Sailor followed in 1978 with the gleeful "Cheeseburger in Paradise", and Volcano in 1979 with its rumbling title song and "Fins".
His devoted fans called themselves Parrotheads, and he turned the whole party into a business: the Margaritaville restaurants, hotels, casinos and more, plus a shelf of bestselling books. He died in 2023, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him the next year.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Jimmy Buffett on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaritaville | 28 | #21 | – | – | |
| 2 | Cheeseburger In Paradise | 14 | #232 | – | – | |
| 3 | Come Monday | 7 | #73 | – | – | |
| 4 | Volcano | 5 | #256 | – | – | |
| 5 | Fins | 5 | #646 | – | – | |
| 6 | It's My Job | 1 | #965 | – | – | |
| 7 | Son of a Sailor | 1 | #413 | – | – | |
| 8 | A Pirate Looks at Forty | 1 | #425 | – | – | |
| 9 | Changes in Latitudes | 1 | #672 | – | – | |
| 10 | Changes in Latitudes/Attitudes | 1 | #714 | – | – | |
| 11 | Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw | 1 | #918 | – | – | |
| 12 | Boat Drinks | 1 | #47 | – | – | |
| 13 | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes | 1 | #1937 | – | – | |
| 14 | Son of a Son of a Sailor | 1 | #1944 | – | – | |
| 15 | The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful | 1 | #2000 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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