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Cover of Pocket Full of Kryptonite by The Spin Doctors
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“Jimmy Olsen's Blues” by The Spin Doctors

From the album Pocket Full of Kryptonite (1991)

“Jimmy Olsen's Blues” by The Spin Doctors appears on 16 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 2021. It was first released in 1991 on the album Pocket Full of Kryptonite. Its best result is #273 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,152 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns
3stations
#273best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1997–2021years charted

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Spin Doctors - Jimmy Olsen's Blues (Promotional short form Video/New Version)

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"Jimmy Olsen's Blues" turns up on Pocket Full of Kryptonite, the Spin Doctors' 1991 album, and it's credited to all four of them: Chris Barron, who sings it, guitarist Eric Schenkman, bassist Mark White and drummer Aaron Comess, who also plays Hammond organ and percussion here. Peter Denenberg engineered it and co-produced and mixed it with Frankie LaRocka and the band. What comes out is loose-limbed bar-band rock with a grin on its face, a groove happy to roll on for as long as anybody's still dancing.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 766 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1999 911 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 962 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 963 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 963 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 948 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 948 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 948 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 650 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 660 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 685 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 703 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 725 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 760 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 791 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 273 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908

Also listed as: Jimmy Olsen Blues; Jimmy Olsens Blues.

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