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“Mary Jane's Last Dance” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

“Mary Jane's Last Dance” by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers appears on 102 radio countdowns from 30 stations between 1993 and 2026. Its best result is #20 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #191 alternative song of 1993.

102countdowns
30stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1993–2026years charted

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"Mary Jane's Last Dance" was the fresh bait on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1993 Greatest Hits, a new Petty song cut while he was working on his Wildflowers album, with Rick Rubin, guitarist Mike Campbell and Petty himself producing. It's heartland rock with dust on its boots: a loping, slow-burning groove, Campbell's guitar ringing out, and Petty's drawl sounding weary and knowing.

Those sessions were the last to include drummer Stan Lynch, who was gone by 1994, so the song doubles as his farewell. It became Petty's first top-20 Hot 100 hit of the '90s and sat on top of Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart for two weeks.

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

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 57 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 792 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 563 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 342 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 546 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1998 485 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 507 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 480 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 479 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 79 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 23 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 321 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 24 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 146 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2012 758 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 276 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 477 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 449 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 411 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 494 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 387 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 320 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 587 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 803 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 248 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 275 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 412 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 481 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2016 139 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 473 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 248 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 124 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 112 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 477 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 210 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 149 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 456 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 562 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 117 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 205 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 163 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 154 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 561 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 686 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 64 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 686 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2020 496 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 332 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 128 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 174 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 190 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 235 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 20 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 606 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 304 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 438 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 87 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 108 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 316 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2022 86 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 738 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055
2022 456 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 101 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 207 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 72 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 416 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 191 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 319 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 445 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 142 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2023 212 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 101 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 559 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 44 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 224 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 1083 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2023 291 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 366 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 208 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 94 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 97 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 292 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 59 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 104 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 426 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 130 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 357 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 365 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 364 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 193 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 186 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 102 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 250 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 95 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 278 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 358 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 79 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 129 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 291 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499
2026 450 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 323 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 170 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Mary Janes Last Dance.

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