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“Mrs. Robinson” by The Lemonheads

From the album It’s a Shame About Ray (1992)

“Mrs. Robinson” by The Lemonheads appears on 56 radio countdowns from 22 stations between 1992 and 2026. It was first released in 1992 on the album It’s a Shame About Ray. Its best result is #19 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #49 alternative song of 1992, #295 alternative song of all time and #258 of the '90s.

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22stations
#19best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1992–2026years charted

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The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson (Official Video)

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The Lemonheads' "Mrs. Robinson" arrived in 1992 alongside It's a Shame About Ray, a breezy, zipped-up run through the Paul Simon song first written for The Graduate. Evan Dando plugs in and hits the gas: brisk, fuzzy guitar strum, Nic Dalton's bass bouncing along, David Ryan drumming like he's got somewhere to be, and Dando's lazy, sunny voice making the whole thing sound effortless.

Julian Standen produced and mixed it, and the approach is simple: keep the tune, lose the reverence, and let it ride on slacker charm. It's barely a reinvention, and that's the point. It plays like a band tearing into a song everybody's parents knew and enjoying every second of it.

It has hung around rock radio's countdowns for decades since, a cover that has earned a place of its own.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 58 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 19 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91
1992 58 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1992 47 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 100
1992 97 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 102
1993 25 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 29 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1993 79 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 374 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 293 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 199 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 266 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 212 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 107 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 420 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 263 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 25 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 449 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 266 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 101 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 941 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 101 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 90 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 374 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 90 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 903 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 90 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 450 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 90 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 86 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 347 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 458 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 170 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 193 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 207 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 207 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 173 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 321 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 180 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 185 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 184 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 180 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 176 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 53 DC101 Top DC101 of the 90's 101
2020 229 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 104 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2021 430 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 220 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 276 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 251 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 311 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2023 240 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2024 825 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 52 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100
2024 41 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2026 778 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Mrs Robinson.

Charting alongside it in 1992

Best songs of 1992 →
  1. 1Friday I'm in LoveThe Cure
  2. 2Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers
  3. 3DriveR.E.M.
  4. 4OneU2
  5. 5JeremyPearl Jam
  6. 6TomorrowMorrissey

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