Song · Sam Roberts
“Where Have All The Good People Gone?” by Sam Roberts
From the EP The Inhuman Condition EP (2002)
“Where Have All The Good People Gone?” by Sam Roberts appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2003 and 2010. It was first released in 2002 on the EP The Inhuman Condition EP. Its best result is #7 on The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #348 alternative song of 2003 and #6,316 alternative song of all time.
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"Where Have All the Good People Gone?" first turned up in 2002 on Sam Roberts' EP The Inhuman Condition, a calling card from a Canadian songwriter with something to say. The song did its job: Roberts cut it again for his major label debut, We Were Born in a Flame, and it led that album out the door.
It's built around a question that sounds like a shrug and lands like an accusation, and Canadian radio took to it hard. It reached No. 29 on the national singles chart, went Gold in May 2003, landed on the MuchMusic compilation Big Shiny Tunes 8, and by one count stood as the 12th most played song by a Canadian act on the country's rock stations between 1995 and 2016.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 37 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 | 102 |
| 2003 | 7 | The Bear Ottawa, ON | The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 152 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) | 200 |
| 2010 | 115 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium | 200 |
Also listed as: Where Have All The Good People Gone; Where Have All the Good People Gone; Where Have All the Good People Gone?.
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