Song · Joey Ramone
“What a Wonderful World” by Joey Ramone
From the album Don’t Worry About Me (2002)
“What a Wonderful World” by Joey Ramone appears on 13 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2002 and 2025. It was first released in 2002 on the album Don’t Worry About Me. Its best result is #32 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #166 alternative song of 2002 and #1,459 alternative song of all time.
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Joey Ramone took "What a Wonderful World", the Bob Thiele and George David Weiss song that Louis Armstrong first cut in 1967, and gave it a leather jacket for Don't Worry About Me, his 2002 solo album. Daniel Rey produced it and plays guitar, Andy Shernoff is on bass, Joe McGinty adds keyboards and Marky Ramone sits in on drums as a guest, and between them they turn Armstrong's gentle, gravelly benediction into a buzzing punk romp.
Joey's croon keeps all the sweetness, though, with Rey and Shernoff chiming in on backing vocals, and hearing that warm, gawky voice count its blessings over a wall of guitar is downright disarming.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 55 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
| 2002 | 32 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1750 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 197 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 184 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 190 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 202 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 208 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 218 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 222 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2023 | 609 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 159 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
| 2025 | 600 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
Also listed as: What A Wonderful World.
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