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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1980 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts formed in 1980 in Los Angeles, United States. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts has 68 chart appearances on 62 radio countdowns from 25 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Hate Myself for Loving You”, which appears on 54 lists with a best position of #20. The station that charted Joan Jett and the Blackhearts most often is Q104.3 (New York, NY), with 9 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1988.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts started in Los Angeles as Jett's backing band and turned into one of the most durable rock and roll outfits around, with Jett and her producer and partner-in-crime Kenny Laguna the only fixtures through a long run of lineup changes. She sings, writes and leads, and the Blackhearts play loud, lean and to the point: no frills, no filler, and a sneer that never went out of style.
"Bad Reputation" is the snotty, full-tilt punk shout that sums them up. I Love Rock 'n' Roll, in 1981, had its title track, a cover with a stomping beat and a chorus built for shouting along, plus a muscular take on "Crimson and Clover" and a raunchy "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)". Up Your Alley, in 1988, brought the tough, grinding "I Hate Myself for Loving You".
3 of their albums have gone gold or platinum, and the lineup of Jett, Laguna, bassist Gary Ryan, drummer Lee Crystal and guitarist Ricky Byrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Hate Myself for Loving You | 54 | #20 | – | 1988 | |
| 2 | Crimson And Clover | 7 | #812 | – | – | |
| 3 | I Hate Myself 4 Loving U | 4 | #736 | – | – | |
| 4 | Fresh Start | 1 | #54 | – | 2018 | |
| 5 | Do You Want To Touch Me (Oh Yeah) | 1 | #329 | – | – | |
| 6 | If You're Blue | 1 | #100 | – | 2023 |
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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