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Tracy Chapman

Solo artist Cleveland United States American singer‐songwriter

Tracy Chapman is an artist from Cleveland. Tracy Chapman has 88 chart appearances on 47 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Fast Car”, which appears on 43 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted Tracy Chapman most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 49 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1988.

88appearances
47countdowns
6songs charted
13stations
1#1 finishes
1988–2024years

Songs by Tracy Chapman on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Fast Car#313 of all time
2,757		 43 #1 1 1988
2 Talking About A Revolution
706		 18 #54 – 1988
3 Give Me One Reason
704		 16 #344 – –
4 Mountains O' Things
501		 7 #569 – –
5 Baby Can I Hold You
64		 2 #300 – –
6 Crossroads
36		 1 #59 – 1989

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.

88 89

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2024 191 Talking About A Revolution The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 377 Give Me One Reason The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 111 Fast Car KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 439 Talking About A Revolution KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2020 164 Fast Car WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1923 Talking About A Revolution WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2018 235 Fast Car The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2014 1092 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1253 Fast Car CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1734 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 511 Fast Car WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2013 1039 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1195 Fast Car CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1666 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 983 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1138 Fast Car CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1606 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 952 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1100 Fast Car CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1538 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 21 Fast Car WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 923 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1059 Fast Car CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1508 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 387 Fast Car WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2008 899 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1030 Fast Car CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1485 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 914 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1090 Fast Car CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1552 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 84 Fast Car Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 182 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 205 Fast Car CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 569 Mountains O' Things CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 795 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1272 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 59 Fast Car Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 384 Baby Can I Hold You Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 205 Fast Car CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 569 Mountains O' Things CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 795 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1271 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 63 Fast Car Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 398 Fast Car WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2003 205 Fast Car CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 569 Mountains O' Things CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 795 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1271 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 205 Fast Car CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 569 Mountains O' Things CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 795 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1286 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1469 Fast Car Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 344 Fast Car WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 205 Fast Car CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 569 Mountains O' Things CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 795 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1287 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 36 Fast Car Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 300 Baby Can I Hold You Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 344 Fast Car WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 204 Fast Car CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 569 Mountains O' Things CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 792 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1287 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 369 Fast Car 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 260 Fast Car WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 204 Fast Car CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 569 Mountains O' Things CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 740 Talking About A Revolution CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1286 Give Me One Reason CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 357 Fast Car CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1996 309 Fast Car WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 241 Fast Car WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1996 344 Give Me One Reason WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1994 310 Fast Car WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1991 164 Fast Car WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 783 Fast Car CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1989 59 Crossroads 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989
1989 167 Fast Car WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 44 Fast Car 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989)
1989 29 Fast Car WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989)
1988 12 Fast Car 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988
1988 54 Talking About A Revolution 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988
1988 30 Fast Car Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988
1988 1 Fast Car Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1988
1988 53 Fast Car Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988)