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“Nearly Lost You” by Screaming Trees

From the album Sweet Oblivion (1992)

“Nearly Lost You” by Screaming Trees appears on 72 radio countdowns from 26 stations between 1992 and 2025. It was first released in 1992 on the album Sweet Oblivion. Its best result is #21 on the WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #37 alternative song of 1992, #282 alternative song of all time and #326 of the '90s.

72countdowns
26stations
#21best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1992–2025years charted

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"Nearly Lost You" was the first single from Sweet Oblivion, the sixth album by Screaming Trees, released on Epic in 1992, and it may well be the song they're best remembered for. Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Lanegan wrote it, Don Fleming produced it, John Agnello recorded it and Andy Wallace mixed it, giving the band's heavy grunge a punch that could cut through on the radio.

Modern rock stations gave it a fair run, helped along by its spot on the soundtrack to Singles, Cameron Crowe's 1992 film. It's a brooding, muscular rocker with a hook that digs in and doesn't let go.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 78 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 47 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91
1992 58 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992 105
1992 78 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1992 27 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 100
1992 46 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 102
1993 35 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 44 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1993 64 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 261 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 465 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 264 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1994 493 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 328 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 367 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 122 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 240 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 306 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 280 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 374 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 413 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 690 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 211 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 295 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 865 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 517 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2000 226 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 296 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 228 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 308 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 417 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 21 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 152 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 308 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 437 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 103 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 144 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 308 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 173 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 308 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 282 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 78 WBCN WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004) 104
2005 78 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the 90s 96
2005 144 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 311 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 391 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 107 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 428 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 422 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 135 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 386 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 727 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 675 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 418 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 649 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 666 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 666 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 665 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 657 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 300 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 268 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 389 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2021 362 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 269 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 157 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 317 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 243 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 396 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2023 246 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 886 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2025 338 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 372 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400

Charting alongside it in 1992

Best songs of 1992 →
  1. 1Friday I'm in LoveThe Cure
  2. 2Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers
  3. 3DriveR.E.M.
  4. 4OneU2
  5. 5JeremyPearl Jam
  6. 6TomorrowMorrissey

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