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Johnny Nash
Solo artist Houston United States US reggae/pop singer-songwriter
Johnny Nash is an artist from Houston. Johnny Nash has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2009–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Can See Clearly Now”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #39. The station that charted Johnny Nash most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 2 appearances.
Johnny Nash, born John Lester Nash Jr. in Houston in 1940, was a pop singer with a sweet, sunny voice who went looking for a new rhythm and found it in Jamaica. He was among the first singers from outside the island to cut reggae records in Kingston.
"I Can See Clearly Now" is the payoff, and the song he is best remembered for in the States: a lilting, gently skanking tune that sounds like the sun breaking through after a week of rain. He recorded for Epic, ABC and JAD along the way, and he died in 2020.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Johnny Nash on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Can See Clearly Now | 4 | #39 | – | – |
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | I Can See Clearly Now | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs |
| 2022 | 222 | I Can See Clearly Now | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s |
| 2020 | 596 | I Can See Clearly Now | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2009 | 873 | I Can See Clearly Now | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) |
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