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The Jayhawks

Band Minneapolis United States Formed 1985 alternative country/country rock

The Jayhawks formed in 1985 in Minneapolis, United States. The Jayhawks has 69 chart appearances on 34 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 1999–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Blue”, which appears on 21 lists with a best position of #43. The station that charted The Jayhawks most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 42 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2020.

69appearances

34countdowns

13songs charted

7stations

0#1 finishes

1999–2026years

Songs by The Jayhawks on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Blue	1,524	21	#43	–	–
2	Take Me With You When You Go	1,026	15	#373	–	–
3	Waiting For The Sun	449	9	#217	–	–
4	Settled Down Like Rain	423	7	#756	–	–
5	Everybody Knows	129	3	#57	–	2018
6	Save it for a Rainy Day	125	3	#308	–	–
7	This Forgotten Town	102	2	#41	–	2020
8	Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces	89	3	#16	–	2016
9	She Walks in So Many Ways	83	1	#16	–	2011
10	I'd Run Away	52	1	#434	–	–
11	Big Star	37	1	#567	–	–
12	Tailspin	32	1	#600	–	–
13	The Man Who Loved Life	9	1	#817	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

11 16 18 20

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	834	Save it for a Rainy Day	KXT 917 Song Countdown
2025	178	Everybody Knows	893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now
2025	864	Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces	893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now
2024	358	Blue	The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024	441	Save it for a Rainy Day	WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2023	43	Blue	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023	217	Waiting For The Sun	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023	434	I'd Run Away	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023	567	Big Star	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023	752	Take Me With You When You Go	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023	817	The Man Who Loved Life	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2020	41	This Forgotten Town	WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2020
2020	49	This Forgotten Town	The Current Top 89 Songs of 2020
2020	502	Blue	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2018	57	Everybody Knows	WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2018
2018	80	Everybody Knows	The Current Top 89 Songs of 2018
2018	85	Blue	The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2016	16	Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces	WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016
2016	88	Quiet Corners and Empty Spaces	The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016
2014	773	Blue	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	823	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	385	Blue	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2013	744	Blue	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013	790	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013	308	Save it for a Rainy Day	WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013	600	Tailspin	WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2011	16	She Walks in So Many Ways	WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2011
2011	704	Blue	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011	762	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010	683	Blue	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010	734	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009	666	Blue	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009	718	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009	102	Blue	WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2008	645	Blue	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008	704	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007	645	Blue	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007	696	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006	207	Artist ranking	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005	376	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	493	Blue	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	756	Settled Down Like Rain	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	995	Waiting For The Sun	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	373	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	492	Blue	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	756	Settled Down Like Rain	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	995	Waiting For The Sun	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	191	Blue	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2003	373	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	492	Blue	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	756	Settled Down Like Rain	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	995	Waiting For The Sun	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002	373	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	492	Blue	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	756	Settled Down Like Rain	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1010	Waiting For The Sun	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1599	Waiting For The Sun	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001	373	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	492	Blue	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	756	Settled Down Like Rain	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1010	Waiting For The Sun	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000	373	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	489	Blue	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	756	Settled Down Like Rain	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1006	Waiting For The Sun	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	373	Take Me With You When You Go	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	489	Blue	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	955	Waiting For The Sun	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1011	Settled Down Like Rain	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)