Artist · chart history · #501 in indie & aaa artist polls
Steve Goodman
Solo artist Chicago United States folk musician
Steve Goodman is an artist from Chicago. Steve Goodman has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2006–2020. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “City of New Orleans”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #516. The station that charted Steve Goodman most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 4 appearances.
Steve Goodman, a Chicago kid born in 1948, was the kind of folksinger who could break your heart and crack you up in the same set. His self-titled debut in 1971 carried "City of New Orleans", the song that made his name as a writer, and other singers lined up to take it on: Arlo Guthrie, John Denver, Willie Nelson and Judy Collins all recorded it.
He was a guitar man with a sharp pen and a funny bone, and the comedy was never far away. He co-wrote "You Never Even Call Me by My Name", which became David Allan Coe's best-selling song, and as a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan he gave the ballpark "Go Cubs Go". His records came out on Buddah, Asylum and Red Pajamas.
Goodman died of leukemia in September 1984. The honors kept coming after he was gone: a Grammy songwriter award for best country song in 1985, and the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1988.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Steve Goodman on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of New Orleans | 3 | #516 | – | – | |
| 2 | The City of New Orleans | 1 | #887 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 826 | City of New Orleans | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2010 | 578 | City of New Orleans | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) |
| 2009 | 887 | The City of New Orleans | WYEP 913 Essential Songs |
| 2009 | 516 | City of New Orleans | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) |
| 2006 | 504 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
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