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“Daughter” by Pearl Jam

From the album Vs. (1993)

“Daughter” by Pearl Jam appears on 132 radio countdowns from 47 stations between 1993 and 2026. It was first released in 1993 on the album Vs.. Its best result is #1 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 1993, #73 alternative song of all time and #99 of the '90s.

132countdowns
47stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
7top 10 finishes
1993–2026years charted

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"Daughter" was the second single from Vs., Pearl Jam's second album, released on Epic in 1993, and it's the moment the band proved they could hold a room with a hushed strum as tightly as with a wall of distortion. Eddie Vedder wrote the lyrics, the music came from the whole band, Vedder, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament and Dave Abbruzzese, and Brendan O'Brien produced it with them, with Nick DiDia recording.

It rides a nimble, strummed guitar figure and a rolling groove, with Vedder moving from a murmur to a full-throated wail as the song builds, the kind of performance that makes a quiet song feel enormous. It sits between "Go" and "Animal" in the band's run of singles.

American rock radio went for it hard: it topped both Billboard's Album Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts and reached No. 33 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. Abroad it got to No. 16 in Canada, No. 18 in the UK and Australia alike and No. 11 in New Zealand, and it climbed to No. 4 in Ireland, where no Pearl Jam single has done better. It later took its place on the 2004 greatest hits collection Rearviewmirror.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 4 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 7 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 105
1993 7 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1994 2 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 106 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 107 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1994 356 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 104 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 274 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1995 296 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 34 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 90 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 319 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1996 441 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 790 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 297 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 113 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 60 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 342 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 155 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 143 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 101 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 152 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 190 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 42 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 739 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 233 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2000 22 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 161 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 42 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 97 The Edge KEDJ Countdown 2000 (106 songs) 106
2000 24 103.3 The Edge 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 103
2001 163 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 45 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 83 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 25 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 177 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 45 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 113 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 220 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 189 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 45 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 77 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 45 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 86 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 39 WBCN WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004) 104
2005 66 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 48 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 98 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 6 107.7 The End The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) 77
2005 52 107.7 The End The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) 77
2006 70 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 230 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 137 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 115 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 79 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 198 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 75 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 51 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 108 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 79 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 106 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2009 863 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 85 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 83 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 95 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 86 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 733 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 87 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 851 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2014 90 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 589 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 328 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 157 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 147 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2015 860 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 458 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2016 278 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 376 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2017 443 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2019 23 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's 100
2019 849 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 125 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 73 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 343 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 498 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 98 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2020 893 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 323 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 175 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 354 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 367 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 8 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 1085 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 159 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 379 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 29 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2021 128 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 706 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 189 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2022 784 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 175 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 271 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 215 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 36 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 242 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 754 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 211 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 51 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2023 433 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 242 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 485 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 210 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 89 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 94 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 42 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 239 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 1028 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 121 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 378 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 186 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 73 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 320 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 216 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 273 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 198 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 206 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 99 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 172 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 362 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 196 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500
2026 118 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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