Song · Van Morrison
“Jackie Wilson Said” by Van Morrison
Released 1991
“Jackie Wilson Said” by Van Morrison appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1991 and 2016. It was first released in 1991. Its best result is #215 on the WYEP 913 Countdown 2016. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,417 indie & aaa song of all time.
Van Morrison opened Saint Dominic's Preview, his sixth studio album, with "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)", and Warner Bros. made it the lead-off single in July 1972, the first of a trio pulled from the record. It's a love letter to the rhythm and blues singer in the title: Morrison wrote the words and the music with Jackie Wilson on his mind, and he borrows straight from Wilson's "Reet Petite" along the way.
It's a bouncing, joyous thing, yet it stalled at number sixty-one on the Billboard Hot 100. It had a long tail, though: in 2021, nearly half a century on, Morrison's original went to number one on Ireland's radio airplay chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 342 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2001 | 788 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 888 | 92.3 KGON | KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) | 923 |
| 2009 | 278 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2011 | 608 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) | 1100 |
| 2012 | 620 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) | 1200 |
| 2016 | 215 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
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