Artist · chart history
Uncle Kracker
Solo artist Mount Clemens United States
Uncle Kracker is an artist from Mount Clemens. Uncle Kracker has 7 chart appearances on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 2000–2010. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Follow Me”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #13. The station that charted Uncle Kracker most often is 103.1 The River (Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2001.
Double Wide, Uncle Kracker's 2000 album on Atlantic, is the sound of the guy behind the decks stepping out front. Matthew Shafer, born in 1974 and from Mount Clemens, made his name in the '90s as the turntablist in Twisted Brown Trucker, Kid Rock's backing group, and went solo in 1999.
What he brought to the party was a surprise: not scratch-heavy rap-rock but a laid-back, sunburned blend of rock and country, all easy grooves and a lazy grin. "Follow Me" was the one that stuck, a breezy singalong built for car windows rolled down, and "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" came off the same record. "Drift Away" and "Smile" joined it among the songs he's best known for, each of them a top 40 pop hit, which is a long way from spinning records behind Kid Rock.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Uncle Kracker on radio countdowns
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 42 | Smile | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 |
| 2009 | 37 | Smile | 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 |
| 2001 | 60 | Follow Me | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001 |
| 2001 | 13 | Follow Me | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001 |
| 2001 | 201 | Follow Me | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) |
| 2000 | 101 | Yeah, Yeah, Yeah | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 |
| 2000 | 66 | Yeah, Yeah, Yeah | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2000 |
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