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The Grateful Dead

Band Palo Alto United States Active 1965–1995

The Grateful Dead formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, United States and was active until 1995. The Grateful Dead has 243 chart appearances on 33 radio countdowns from 12 stations on RockLists, spanning 1976–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Ripple”, which appears on 20 lists with a best position of #48. The station that charted The Grateful Dead most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 108 appearances.

243appearances
33countdowns
41songs charted
12stations
0#1 finishes
1976–2026years

Songs by The Grateful Dead on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Ripple
1,248		 20 #48 – –
2 Touch of Grey
1,082		 19 #90 – –
3 Sugar Magnolia
1,050		 16 #86 – –
4 Truckin'
1,023		 18 #5 – –
5 Box of Rain
880		 12 #78 – –
6 Uncle John's Band
871		 16 #53 – –
7 Scarlet Begonias
837		 12 #134 – –
8 Friend of the Devil
601		 14 #127 – –
9 Bertha
569		 9 #128 – –
10 Shakedown Street
568		 12 #32 – –
11 Terrapin Station
521		 7 #50 – –
12 Casey Jones
489		 12 #107 – –
13 Eyes of the World
447		 6 #60 – –
14 U.S. Blues
312		 10 #164 – –
15 Jack Straw
233		 4 #176 – –
16 Dark Star
229		 5 #40 – –
17 Franklin's Tower
196		 6 #221 – –
18 China Cat Sunflower
177		 3 #190 – –
19 Chinacat Sunflower / I Know You Rider
121		 2 #52 – –
20 Brokedown Palace
121		 3 #291 – –
21 Fire On The Mountain
116		 4 #666 – –
22 Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
96		 1 #34 – –
23 St. Stephen
92		 3 #73 – –
24 Sugaree
88		 4 #462 – –
25 Row Jimmy
86		 1 #122 – –
26 Wharf Rat
86		 3 #727 – –
27 Not Fade Away
83		 1 #148 – –
28 Playing in the Band
76		 4 #356 – –
29 On The Road Again
70		 1 #269 – –
30 Throwing Stones
61		 2 #916 – –
31 Althea
56		 1 #883 – –
32 Brown-Eyed Women
54		 1 #924 – –
33 Not Fade Away/Going Down
54		 1 #232 – –
34 China Cat/I Know You Rider
51		 1 #244 – –
35 New Speedway Boogie
24		 1 #672 – –
36 I Know You Rider
19		 2 #779 – –
37 Morning Dew
18		 1 #728 – –
38 Cassidy
14		 1 #759 – –
39 Saint Stephen
9		 1 #802 – –
40 Mission In The Rain
8		 1 #818 – –
41 Alabama Getaway
6		 1 #470 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 39 Shakedown Street WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026 92 Sugar Magnolia WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026 107 Casey Jones WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026 121 Touch of Grey WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026 129 Ripple WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026 152 Uncle John's Band WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026 205 Truckin' WMGK Philly 500 (2026)
2026 338 Touch of Grey KXT 917 Song Countdown
2026 862 Truckin' KXT 917 Song Countdown
2025 33 Shakedown Street WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025 115 Ripple Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 160 Uncle John's Band WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025 163 Touch of Grey WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025 203 Ripple WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025 205 Truckin' Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 279 Scarlet Begonias Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 315 Touch of Grey Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 346 Sugar Magnolia WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025 350 Bertha Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 390 Casey Jones Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 420 Sugar Magnolia Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 472 Casey Jones WMGK Philly 500 (2025)
2025 535 Box of Rain Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 624 Friend of the Devil Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 668 Shakedown Street Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 705 Franklin's Tower Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 770 U.S. Blues Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 852 Uncle John's Band Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 892 Fire On The Mountain Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 916 Throwing Stones Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 995 Playing in the Band Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2024 32 Shakedown Street WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024 125 Touch of Grey KQRS KQ 500 (2024)
2024 136 Box of Rain Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 222 Ripple Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 260 Touch of Grey Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 304 Uncle John's Band Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 324 Sugar Magnolia Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 361 Truckin' WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024 370 Bertha Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 410 Touch of Grey WMGK Philly 500 (2024)
2024 420 Scarlet Begonias Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 524 Friend of the Devil Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 622 Truckin' Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 676 Casey Jones Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 811 U.S. Blues Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 928 Shakedown Street Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 163 Box of Rain The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 97 Ripple Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 183 Bertha Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 195 Truckin' WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023 216 Casey Jones Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 256 Touch of Grey WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023 275 Sugar Magnolia WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023 297 Friend of the Devil WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023 311 Touch of Grey Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 350 Uncle John's Band Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 384 Uncle John's Band WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023 420 Casey Jones WMGK Philly 500 (2023)
2023 420 Truckin' Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 500 Scarlet Begonias Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 636 U.S. Blues Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 697 Sugar Magnolia Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 824 Shakedown Street Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 952 Sugaree Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 1039 Friend of the Devil Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2022 103 Touch of Grey Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 239 Friend of the Devil Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 287 Casey Jones Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 311 Touch of Grey WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022 340 Ripple Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 419 Uncle John's Band WMGK Philly 500 (2022)
2022 420 Box of Rain Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 449 Touch of Grey KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 483 Scarlet Begonias Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 516 Sugar Magnolia Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 630 Bertha Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 705 Shakedown Street Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 732 Truckin' Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 869 Sugaree Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 903 U.S. Blues Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2022 1011 Uncle John's Band Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022)
2021 114 Touch of Grey Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 141 Ripple Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 248 Truckin' WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021)
2021 365 Scarlet Begonias Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 420 Bertha Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 430 Sugar Magnolia Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 521 Box of Rain Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 548 Uncle John's Band Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 602 Truckin' Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 688 Friend of the Devil Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 716 U.S. Blues Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 798 Casey Jones Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2021 890 Sugaree Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021)
2020 48 Ripple WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 89 Eyes of the World WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 189 Uncle John's Band WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 201 Scarlet Begonias WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 210 Box of Rain WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 246 Terrapin Station WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 249 Sugar Magnolia WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 411 Touch of Grey WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 647 Jack Straw WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 659 Truckin' WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 698 China Cat Sunflower WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 749 Franklin's Tower WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 793 Fire On The Mountain WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 806 Dark Star WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 882 Wharf Rat WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 883 Althea WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 924 Brown-Eyed Women WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1036 Throwing Stones WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1044 Brokedown Palace WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1200 Bertha WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1493 Shakedown Street WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1525 Friend of the Devil WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1642 U.S. Blues WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1880 I Know You Rider WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2018 127 Ripple The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2018 755 Friend of the Devil The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2014 69 Eyes of the World WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 93 Box of Rain WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 134 Scarlet Begonias WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 139 Terrapin Station WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 150 Sugar Magnolia WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 204 Uncle John's Band WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 405 Friend of the Devil WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 438 Shakedown Street WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 500 Touch of Grey WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 599 China Cat Sunflower WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 666 Franklin's Tower WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 676 Dark Star WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 714 Truckin' WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 727 Wharf Rat WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 728 Morning Dew WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 838 Brokedown Palace WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2014 872 St. Stephen WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2012 129 Truckin' WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 213 Sugar Magnolia WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 261 Ripple WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 331 Box of Rain WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 406 Scarlet Begonias WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 438 Terrapin Station WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 505 Eyes of the World WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 506 Shakedown Street WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 600 Friend of the Devil WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 665 U.S. Blues WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 700 Touch of Grey WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 745 Fire On The Mountain WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 779 I Know You Rider WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2012 843 St. Stephen WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2010 5 Truckin' WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 34 Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 52 Chinacat Sunflower / I Know You Rider WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 127 Friend of the Devil WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 148 Not Fade Away WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 177 Sugar Magnolia WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 209 Bertha WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 260 Scarlet Begonias WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 269 On The Road Again WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 307 Casey Jones WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 323 Box of Rain WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 446 Terrapin Station WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 454 Shakedown Street WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 489 U.S. Blues WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 561 Ripple WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 618 Eyes of the World WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 672 New Speedway Boogie WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 748 Uncle John's Band WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 818 Mission In The Rain WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 50 Terrapin Station WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 55 Ripple WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 60 Eyes of the World WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 78 Box of Rain WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 86 Sugar Magnolia WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 122 Row Jimmy WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 159 Scarlet Begonias WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 190 China Cat Sunflower WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 253 Dark Star WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 255 Uncle John's Band WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 309 Jack Straw WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 393 Friend of the Devil WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 666 Fire On The Mountain WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2006 7 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2004 1347 Ripple CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 55 Ripple WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 70 Eyes of the World WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 80 Box of Rain WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 128 Uncle John's Band WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 143 Scarlet Begonias WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 172 Terrapin Station WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 174 Sugar Magnolia WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 209 Friend of the Devil WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 291 Brokedown Palace WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 310 Truckin' WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 404 Touch of Grey WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 426 Dark Star WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 462 Sugaree WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 574 Jack Straw WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 643 Playing in the Band WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 647 Chinacat Sunflower / I Know You Rider WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 759 Cassidy WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 781 Wharf Rat WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 799 Franklin's Tower WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2004 802 Saint Stephen WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2003 1347 Ripple CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 1361 Ripple CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 1362 Ripple CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 1360 Ripple CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 1360 Ripple CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1996 53 Uncle John's Band WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 60 Truckin' WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 73 St. Stephen WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 100 Sugar Magnolia WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 128 Bertha WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 136 Terrapin Station WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 159 Box of Rain WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 164 U.S. Blues WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 167 Scarlet Begonias WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 176 Jack Straw WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 221 Franklin's Tower WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 232 Not Fade Away/Going Down WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 244 China Cat/I Know You Rider WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 357 Ripple WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 404 Shakedown Street WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 428 Playing in the Band WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 431 Friend of the Devil WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 444 Casey Jones WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 451 Touch of Grey WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1991 431 Uncle John's Band CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 586 Truckin' CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 951 Casey Jones CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 12 Truckin' WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991 90 Touch of Grey WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991 183 Bertha WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991 290 Sugar Magnolia WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991 340 Casey Jones WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991 356 Playing in the Band WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991 384 U.S. Blues WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991 453 Franklin's Tower WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1991 470 Alabama Getaway WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991)
1976 40 Dark Star John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1976)