Song · Sheryl Crow
“My Favorite Mistake” by Sheryl Crow
From the album The Globe Sessions (1998)
“My Favorite Mistake” by Sheryl Crow appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1998 and 2026. It was first released in 1998 on the album The Globe Sessions. Its best result is #62 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #332 alternative song of 1998 and #6,810 alternative song of all time.
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"My Favorite Mistake" was the first single from The Globe Sessions, Sheryl Crow's third album, out on A&M in 1998, and it's a breakup song with the knife still in: Crow wrote it with her regular co-writer Jeff Trott about a man who turned out to be a cheat. She has refused to say who he is, arguing that all the guessing is exactly what keeps her private life private.
She produced it and plays a lot of it herself, on bass, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer and percussion, with Trott and Wendy Melvoin on guitars and Gregg Williams on drums; Trina Shoemaker recorded it and Tchad Blake mixed. It went to 20 on the Hot 100, number two in Canada and number nine in Britain, her last top-10 single there.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 427 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) | 500 |
| 2021 | 724 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2026 | 748 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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