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“Evangeline” by Matthew Sweet

From the album Girlfriend (1991)

“Evangeline” by Matthew Sweet appears on 18 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1991 on the album Girlfriend. Its best result is #112 on the CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #790 alternative song of all time.

18countdowns
5stations
#112best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2023years charted

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Matthew Sweet wrote "Evangeline" on his own, words and music, for Girlfriend, his third album, which Zoo Entertainment released on October 22, 1991. He made that record in 1990, fresh out of a divorce, and later said the finished album turned out to contain everything he needed to feel, a kind of antidote.

Guitarists Richard Lloyd, formerly of Television, and Robert Quine turn up on the album, and Girlfriend became Sweet's breakthrough with critics and buyers alike, the record later held up as a landmark of '90s power pop.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 703 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 112 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 113 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 114 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 114 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 114 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 114 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 116 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 655 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 661 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 681 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 697 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 720 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 753 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 780 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 693 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 538 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 641 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

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