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“Jamie's Cryin” by Van Halen

From the album Van Halen (1978)

“Jamie's Cryin” by Van Halen appears on 87 radio countdowns from 30 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1978 on the album Van Halen. Its best result is #37 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990).

87countdowns
30stations
#37best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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"Jamie's Cryin'" was a late arrival on Van Halen's 1978 debut. Much of that record had been written before the band signed, but this one came together while they were making the album: Edward Van Halen was fooling around with a riff between takes, and David Lee Roth and producer Ted Templeman both heard a single in it. When it came time to cut it, the bridge still had no melody and there were no words at all, so Roth supplied a tale of a high school romance that didn't make it.

What you get is the band at its bounciest: Edward's riff strutting and chopping, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony laying down a loose, swinging stomp, Roth playing the wisecracking narrator. Put out as the album's third single, it went nowhere on the charts, but Tone Loc had the last laugh, sampling it for "Wild Thing" in 1988.

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

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 142 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1990 37 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1994 144 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 71 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 53 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1997 95 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 466 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
1997 105 104.5 KZEP KZEP Memorial Weekend Top 500 (1997) 500
1998 76 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 46 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 127 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 857 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2002 332 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2004 287 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2010 200 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2011 298 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2011 434 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 439 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 275 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 305 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 116 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 129 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 302 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2014 299 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 338 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 113 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2015 141 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 127 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 117 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 78 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 212 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 84 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 139 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 390 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 309 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 148 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 149 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2018 280 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 149 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2019 311 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 78 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 140 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 293 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 329 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 831 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 45 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 306 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 212 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 340 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 602 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2021 99 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 185 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 181 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 475 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 296 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 331 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2022 595 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 126 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 396 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 221 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 279 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 1029 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 274 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 70 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 399 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 140 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 279 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 250 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 288 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 156 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 410 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 1025 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 96 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 235 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 293 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 272 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 166 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 448 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2025 306 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 980 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 200 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 164 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 157 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2026 166 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 246 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 305 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 208 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 U-Man 500 (2026) 499

Also listed as: Jamie's Cryin'; Jamie's Crying; Jamies Crying; Jamies Cryin'.

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