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Poco
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1968 US country rock band
Poco formed in 1968 in Los Angeles, United States. Poco has 7 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1976–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Rose Of Cimarron”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #11. The station that charted Poco most often is KSHE 95 (St. Louis, MO), with 5 appearances.
Poco rose out of the ashes of Buffalo Springfield in Los Angeles in 1968, when Richie Furay and Jim Messina teamed up with multi-instrumentalist Rusty Young, bassist Randy Meisner and drummer George Grantham to marry country harmonies to rock and roll drive. Meisner quit while they were still recording the debut, Pickin' Up the Pieces, though his parts stayed on the tape, and Timothy B. Schmit took over in 1969. Messina split in 1970 and Paul Cotton stepped in.
That set the pattern: the lineup kept rotating, and Young was the one constant through all of it. Rose of Cimarron, in 1976, is Poco at its most western, all open-range harmonies and a title song that rolls out like a sunset over the plains. Legend, in 1978, was their biggest success, with "Crazy Love" going to No. 17 on the Hot 100 and topping the adult contemporary chart.
Poco are counted among the bands that founded the Southern California country rock sound, and three Poco alumni reached the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with other bands: Furay with Buffalo Springfield, Meisner and Schmit with the Eagles. The founding members reunited in the late '80s, they retired from touring in 2013, the year of their last album, All Fired Up, and Young died in April 2021.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Poco on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose Of Cimarron | 4 | #11 | – | – | |
| 2 | Indian Summer | 1 | #359 | – | – | |
| 3 | Bad Weather | 1 | #399 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 359 | Indian Summer | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) |
| 2026 | 399 | Bad Weather | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) |
| 2026 | 446 | Rose Of Cimarron | KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) |
| 2024 | 436 | Rose Of Cimarron | KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) |
| 2023 | 430 | Rose Of Cimarron | KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) |
| 2006 | 406 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 1976 | 11 | Rose Of Cimarron | John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976) |
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