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Rusted Root

Band Pittsburgh United States Formed 1990

Rusted Root formed in 1990 in Pittsburgh, United States. Rusted Root has 53 chart appearances on 40 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 1995–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Send Me On My Way”, which appears on 36 lists with a best position of #6. The station that charted Rusted Root most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 21 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.

53appearances
40countdowns
6songs charted
13stations
0#1 finishes
1995–2026years

Rusted Root started up in Pittsburgh in 1990, a big, loose tribe of players led by singer and guitarist Michael Glabicki, with Liz Berlin on percussion and Jim Donovan on drums among the crew. Where most American guitar bands of the early '90s were busy staring at their shoes or screaming into them, Rusted Root went for the drum circle: acoustic guitars, piles of hand percussion, mandolin and pennywhistle, and harmonies that sounded like a campfire that had gotten out of hand. Cruel Sun came out in 1992, and Mercury Records became their home.

The breakthrough came in 1994 with the platinum-selling When I Woke and its hit "Send Me on My Way", a joyous, tumbling stomp that went on to turn up in film after film and ad after ad. All told, the band sold more than 3 million albums.

They kept going long after that moment, releasing The Movement in 2012 and touring until 2015 before going on an indefinite hiatus. Glabicki, their main songwriter and voice, carried on with former bandmates in a new group called Uprooted.

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

Songs by Rusted Root on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Send Me On My Way
2,405		 36 #6 – 1995
2 Ecstacy
246		 7 #1292 – –
3 Ecstasy
157		 6 #25 – 1995
4 Welcome To My Party
79		 1 #47 – 2002
5 Evil Ways
50		 1 #530 – –
6 Blue Diamonds
46		 1 #490 – –

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.

95 02

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 117 Send Me On My Way WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time
2025 427 Send Me On My Way DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025)
2025 14 Send Me On My Way The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs
2024 116 Send Me On My Way WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years
2024 530 Evil Ways WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years
2023 58 Send Me On My Way WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023
2023 203 Send Me On My Way 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 333 Ecstasy 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2022 206 Send Me On My Way 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 326 Ecstasy 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 195 Send Me On My Way The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021 48 Send Me On My Way WYEP 2021 Labor Day Countdown
2021 170 Send Me On My Way 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 321 Ecstasy 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 170 Send Me On My Way 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2020 203 Send Me On My Way 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 341 Ecstasy 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2016 56 Send Me On My Way WYEP 913 Countdown 2016
2014 894 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 849 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2012 141 Send Me On My Way WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown
2011 817 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 789 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 56 Send Me On My Way WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 772 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 6 Send Me On My Way WYEP 913 Essential Songs
2009 746 Ecstasy WYEP 913 Essential Songs
2009 490 Blue Diamonds WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade
2008 747 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 746 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 755 Send Me On My Way WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time
2006 443 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 230 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1292 Ecstacy CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 704 Send Me On My Way 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 229 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1292 Ecstacy CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 540 Send Me On My Way WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2003 229 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1292 Ecstacy CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 47 (tie) Welcome To My Party WBER Listener Countdown 2002
2002 229 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1307 Ecstacy CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 229 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1308 Ecstacy CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 229 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1301 Ecstacy CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 229 Send Me On My Way CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1301 Ecstacy CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1995 84 Send Me On My Way Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 62 Send Me On My Way WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995
1995 25 Ecstasy WBER Listener Countdown 1995
1995 75 Send Me On My Way WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995

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