Artist · chart history
Trip Shakespeare
Band Minneapolis United States
Trip Shakespeare formed in Minneapolis, United States. Trip Shakespeare has 9 chart appearances on 9 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1991–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Slacks”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #248. The station that charted Trip Shakespeare most often is WOXY 97X (Cincinnati, OH), with 7 appearances.
Trip Shakespeare were Minneapolis dreamers who arrived in the mid-1980s with big ideas and a sense of humor about them. The lineup was Dan Wilson, Matt Wilson, John Munson and Elaine Harris, and together they sounded like a heady cross between garage rock and a choir practice.
Across the Universe, released in 1990, is the record that put them on alternative radio. "The Slacks" is a giddy, galloping romp, and "Snow Days" is its wistful companion. Are You Shakespearienced? holds the gloriously named "Toolmaster of Brainerd", as goofy and grand as its title.
The band wound down in the early 1990s, but Dan Wilson and Munson weren't done: both went on to become founding members of Semisonic.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Trip Shakespeare on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Slacks | 7 | #248 | – | – | |
| 2 | Snow Days | 1 | #304 | – | – | |
| 3 | Toolmaster of Brainerd | 1 | #806 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 304 | Snow Days | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s |
| 2018 | 806 | Toolmaster of Brainerd | The Current's 893 Essential Songs |
| 2002 | 496 | The Slacks | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) |
| 2001 | 473 | The Slacks | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) |
| 2000 | 475 | The Slacks | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) |
| 1999 | 494 | The Slacks | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) |
| 1996 | 491 | The Slacks | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) |
| 1994 | 398 | The Slacks | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) |
| 1991 | 248 | The Slacks | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) |
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