Song · KMFDM
“Juke Joint Jezebel” by KMFDM
From the album Nihil (1995)
“Juke Joint Jezebel” by KMFDM appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1995 and 2003. It was first released in 1995 on the album Nihil. Its best result is #14 on the WBER Listener Countdown 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #108 alternative song of 1995 and #3,539 alternative song of all time.
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"Juke Joint Jezebel" is the track from KMFDM's 1995 album Nihil that became the industrial rock crew's calling card, and it almost never made the record. Sascha Konietzko built the music and handed the words to Raymond Watts, back in the fold and singing lead; when mixing, Konietzko decided it sounded awful, but TVT, the band's label, was sure it was a hit and insisted it go on.
The label was right. Looped guitar riffs from Günter Schulz and electro-funk beats grind together while a gospel-sized choir storms the chorus, with Konietzko, Schulz and En Esch among the voices and Jennifer Ginsberg singing backup. It remains their best-known song, with around three million copies sold across its many releases.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 66 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 | 101 |
| 1995 | 14 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 1995 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 232 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 534 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2003 | 1531 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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