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“Useless Desires” by Patty Griffin
From the album Impossible Dream (2004)
“Useless Desires” by Patty Griffin appears on 7 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2009 and 2025. It was first released in 2004 on the album Impossible Dream. Its best result is #136 on the WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,794 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Useless Desires" belongs to Patty Griffin alone, words and music, and it's one of the songs on Impossible Dream, the American folk singer's fourth studio album (her fifth release all told), which came out on April 20, 2004. The record holds a family treasure: hidden at the end of "Top of the World", and left off the track list, is a recording of Griffin's mother and father singing "The Impossible Dream". The album climbed to number 67 on the Billboard 200, with 16,000 sold in the States in its first week.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 136 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 572 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2009 | 717 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2019 | 968 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 968 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2024 | 801 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 363 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
Also listed as: USELESS DESIRES.
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