Song · Little Green Cars
“The John Wayne” by Little Green Cars
From the album Absolute Zero (2013)
“The John Wayne” by Little Green Cars appears on 9 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2013 and 2025. It was first released in 2013 on the album Absolute Zero. Its best result is #29 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #87 alternative song of 2013 and #7,692 alternative song of all time.
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"The John Wayne" comes from Absolute Zero, the 2013 debut that the Irish indie band Little Green Cars made for Glassnote, a record that leans toward folk and country-tinged pop. The credits make it a group effort: the band wrote and arranged the music together, and lead singer Stevie Appleby wrote the words. Markus Dravs produced it, Robin Baynton engineered and Ruadhri Cushnan mixed.
Across the album, the songs keep circling the same ground: youthful longing, love and loss.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 45 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 180 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013 | 200 |
| 2013 | 29 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013 | 88 |
| 2013 | 58 | Impact 89FM Lansing, MI | Impact 89FM Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
| 2013 | 57 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2013 | 89 |
| 2013 | 54 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2013 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1997 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2018 | 827 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2025 | 771 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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