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The Wallflowers
Band Los Angeles United States Formed 1989 US rock band fronted by Jakob Dylan
The Wallflowers formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, United States. The Wallflowers has 179 chart appearances on 99 radio countdowns from 42 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “One Headlight”, which appears on 55 lists with a best position of #4. The station that charted The Wallflowers most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 56 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
The Wallflowers started in Los Angeles as a roots rock band put together by Jakob Dylan and guitarist Tobi Miller, and over the years the lineup has shuffled around Dylan until the name became, in effect, his project. The mid-'90s band that made their name had Rami Jaffee on keyboards, Greg Richling on bass, Michael Ward on guitar and Mario Calire on drums.
Their debut album, in 1992, won praise but went nowhere, and it was the second, Bringing Down the Horse, in 1996, on Interscope, that made them. It's a warm, rootsy, rolling record, full of swirling keyboards and ringing guitars, and Dylan sings in a husky, lived-in voice about nostalgia, heartache, purpose and self-doubt. "One Headlight" is the signature song, a slow-burning, world-weary anthem, and the band came away with 2 Grammys, Best Rock Song for "One Headlight" and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. "6th Avenue Heartache" has its own melancholy pull, and "The Difference" and "Three Marlenas" kept the album humming on the radio.
"Heroes" followed in 1998, and (Breach), in 2000, gave them "Sleepwalker". Red Letter Days followed in 2002 and Rebel, Sweetheart in 2005, before a hiatus. Glad All Over came in 2012, with "Reboot the Mission", and Exit Wounds in 2021, both well received.
Over the years the band has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide, and its alumni have gone on to play with Foo Fighters, Ozomatli and Gogol Bordello.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by The Wallflowers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Headlight | 55 | #4 | – | 1997 | |
| 2 | The Difference | 29 | #18 | – | 1997 | |
| 3 | 6th Avenue Heartache | 26 | #18 | – | 1996 | |
| 4 | Reboot the Mission | 9 | #13 | – | 2012 | |
| 5 | Three Marlenas | 14 | #73 | – | 1997 | |
| 6 | Heroes | 16 | #46 | – | 1998 | |
| 7 | Roots and Wings | 6 | #7 | – | 2021 | |
| 8 | Love Is A Country | 4 | #26 | – | 2012 | |
| 9 | 6th Avenue Heartbreak | 6 | #1550 | – | – | |
| 10 | 3 Marlenas | 2 | #40 | – | 1997 | |
| 11 | Sleepwalker | 3 | #76 | – | 2000 | |
| 12 | Sixth Avenue Heartache | 1 | #267 | – | – | |
| 13 | 6th Ave Heartache | 1 | #64 | – | 1996 | |
| 14 | It's A Dream | 1 | #63 | – | 2013 | |
| 15 | Letters From the Wasteland | 2 | #94 | – | 2001 | |
| 16 | When You're On Top | 1 | #95 | – | 2003 |
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.
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