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Son Volt

Band St. Louis United States Formed 1994

Son Volt formed in 1994 in St. Louis, United States. Son Volt has 33 chart appearances on 30 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Drown”, which appears on 21 lists with a best position of #335. The station that charted Son Volt most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2017.

33appearances
30countdowns
4songs charted
7stations
0#1 finishes
1996–2026years

Songs by Son Volt on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Drown
712		 21 #335 – –
2 Windfall
417		 8 #84 – –
3 Tears Stained Eye
32		 2 #749 – –
4 Back Against The Wall
28		 1 #66 – 2017

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 440 Drown KXT 917 Song Countdown
2026 749 Tears Stained Eye KXT 917 Song Countdown
2024 270 Windfall The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 134 Windfall The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 487 Drown The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2020 995 Windfall WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2018 283 Windfall The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2017 66 Back Against The Wall WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017
2014 1212 Drown CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 791 Windfall WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2013 1149 Drown CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1096 Drown CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1060 Drown CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 84 Windfall WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 1108 Drown CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 466 Windfall WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 764 Tears Stained Eye WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2008 1086 Drown CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1088 Drown CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 322 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 1504 Drown CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 1506 Drown CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 884 Windfall WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2003 1506 Drown CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 348 Drown WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 1502 Drown CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 335 Drown WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 1504 Drown CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 335 Drown WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 1497 Drown CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 428 Drown WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 1497 Drown CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1996 429 Drown WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)