Artist · chart history
The Thorns
Band United States Formed 2002 American acoustic rock
The Thorns formed in 2002 in the United States. The Thorns has 3 chart appearances on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “I Can't Remember”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #49. The station that charted The Thorns most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.
The Thorns were three singer-songwriters, Matthew Sweet, Pete Droge and Shawn Mullins, who joined forces as a band in 2002. What they came up with, on their self-titled debut in 2003, was a warm, sun-dappled acoustic rock record with the three voices stacked in harmony, the kind of close singing that makes a simple chorus like "I Can't Remember" sound like it has been around forever.
Their cover of the Jayhawks' "Blue" got them onto the radio, and the album reached number 62 on the Billboard charts. They spent 2003 on the road in the United States and Europe, opening for acts including the Jayhawks and the Dixie Chicks, and a year later the album came back as a two-disc reissue, the extra disc re-cutting the songs acoustically. They also turned up on the TV series American Dreams singing the Beach Boys' "Warmth of the Sun".
It didn't last. The Thorns broke up in 2004, all three heading back to their solo careers, though "Among the Living" got a fresh hearing in 2019 in the series After Life.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Thorns on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Can't Remember | 3 | #49 | – | 2003 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 49 | I Can't Remember | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 |
| 2003 | 90 (tie) | I Can't Remember | WBER Listener Countdown 2003 |
| 2003 | 1956 | I Can't Remember | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) |
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