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Patty Griffin
Solo artist Old Town United States
Patty Griffin is an artist from Old Town. Patty Griffin has 97 chart appearances on 30 radio countdowns from 8 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Heavenly Day”, which appears on 14 lists with a best position of #23. The station that charted Patty Griffin most often is WYEP (Pittsburgh, PA), with 50 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2013.
Patty Griffin writes the kind of songs other singers can't leave alone: Emmylou Harris, Kelly Clarkson, Bette Midler, Sugarland and the Chicks have all taken a turn with her material. Her own records keep things spare, built on her guitar, her piano and a voice that can shrink to a whisper or swell into something close to a gospel wail, and they have been piling up since Living With Ghosts (1996), with Flaming Red (1998), 1000 Kisses (2002) and Impossible Dream (2004) following behind. "Moses", "Rain" and "Making Pies" are the kind of quiet, lived-in songs she does best.
Children Running Through (2007) is where it all came together, with "Heavenly Day" and "No Bad News" on board, and the Americana Music Association named her Artist of the Year in 2007 and handed the record its Best Album award.
The trophy shelf kept filling. Downtown Church won the Grammy for Best Traditional Gospel Album in 2011, her 2019 self-titled record took the Grammy for Best Folk Album, the 2023 Americana Music Honors & Awards gave her a lifetime achievement award for songwriting, and Crown of Roses brought her a 2026 Grammy nomination.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Patty Griffin on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavenly Day | 14 | #23 | – | 2007 | |
| 2 | Rain | 12 | #25 | – | – | |
| 3 | Long Ride Home | 6 | #173 | – | – | |
| 4 | No Bad News | 7 | #26 | – | 2007 | |
| 5 | Making Pies | 5 | #62 | – | – | |
| 6 | Useless Desires | 7 | #136 | – | – | |
| 7 | One Big Love | 5 | #431 | – | – | |
| 8 | Let Him Fly | 3 | #309 | – | – | |
| 9 | Tony | 4 | #123 | – | – | |
| 10 | Blue Sky | 2 | #206 | – | – | |
| 11 | Change | 3 | #472 | – | – | |
| 12 | Moses | 2 | #82 | – | – | |
| 13 | Every Little Bit | 3 | #418 | – | – | |
| 14 | Where I Come From | 2 | #22 | – | 2019 | |
| 15 | Don't Let Me Die In Florida | 3 | #47 | – | 2013 | |
| 16 | Mary | 3 | #411 | – | – | |
| 17 | Carry Me | 1 | #166 | – | – | |
| 18 | Ohio | 2 | #81 | – | 2013 | |
| 19 | Move Up | 1 | #45 | – | 2010 | |
| 20 | Top of the World | 1 | #430 | – | – | |
| 21 | Chief | 1 | #589 | – | – | |
| 22 | Love Throw a Line | 1 | #556 | – | – | |
| 23 | Stolen Car | 1 | #537 | – | – | |
| 24 | Boston | 1 | #132 | – | 2013 | |
| 25 | Tomorrow Night | 1 | #690 | – | – | |
| 26 | Truth #2 | 2 | #196 | – | 2013 | |
| 27 | Mad Mission | 1 | #790 | – | – | |
| 28 | Go Wherever You Wanna Go | 1 | #191 | – | 2013 | |
| 29 | Poor Man's House | 1 | #1976 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
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