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“Waiting For The Sun” by The Jayhawks

From the album Hollywood Town Hall (1992)

“Waiting For The Sun” by The Jayhawks appears on 14 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1999 and 2026. It was first released in 1992 on the album Hollywood Town Hall. Its best result is #157 on the WYEP 913 Essential Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,269 alternative song of all time.

14countdowns

6stations

#157best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1999–2026years charted

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Waiting For The Sun

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"Waiting for the Sun" comes from Hollywood Town Hall, the Jayhawks' 1992 album, and it runs on the partnership of Gary Louris and Mark Olson: they wrote it together, both play guitar on it and both sing, their voices braided into a close, sun-bleached country-rock harmony. Marc Perlman's bass and Ken Callahan's drums keep it moving at an easy lope. George Drakoulias produced, and Brendan O'Brien mixed it, giving the twang a little extra punch without knocking the dust off its boots.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#2,269 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	955	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1006	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1010	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1010	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2002	1599	Fred (XM 44)	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)	2002
2003	995	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	995	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	995	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2005	922	99X	99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)	1000
2009	157	WYEP	WYEP 913 Essential Songs	913
2022	716	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s	900
2022	572	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time	1055
2023	217	The Current	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s	893
2026	541	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound	1055

Also listed as: Waiting for the Sun; Waiting For the Sun.

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