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Watershed

Band Columbus United States Formed 1987 Columbus, OH rock/power pop band

Watershed formed in 1987 in Columbus, United States. Watershed has 90 chart appearances on 17 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1999–2014. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Star Vehicle”, which appears on 14 lists with a best position of #124. The station that charted Watershed most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 90 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.

90appearances
17countdowns
10songs charted
1stations
0#1 finishes
1999–2014years

Watershed have been bashing out power pop from Columbus, Ohio, since 1987, and by the time Star Vehicle arrived in 1997 they'd earned every one of its crunchy, sing-along choruses the hard way. The lineup reads like a Midwestern garage that never emptied out: Colin Gawel on guitar, harmonica and lead vocals, Joe Oestreich on bass and sharing the mic, Rick Kinsinger doubling on electric guitar and piano, and Herb Schupp behind the drums.

The records came steadily if not quickly, from The Carpet Cliff in 1992 through Twister and Star Vehicle, then The More It Hurts, the More It Works in 2002, which delivered "Can't Be Myself" and "Anniversary", and The Fifth of July in 2005. "Black Concert T-Shirt" is the band in a nutshell: fist-pumping, self-aware and loud enough to rattle the car speakers.

Their songs have turned up on television, from Gene Simmons Family Jewels to Laguna Beach, and they've shared tour bills with acts as far from power pop as Insane Clown Posse. A few members even spun off a punk side project, the Dead Schembechlers, built entirely around the Ohio State-Michigan football feud. That tells you where their hearts are: hometown pride, loud guitars, no pretense.

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

Songs by Watershed on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Star Vehicle
849		 14 #124 – –
2 Obvious
694		 8 #21 – 2005
3 Can't Be Myself
330		 14 #10 – 2002
4 If That's How You Want It
318		 14 #1453 – –
5 Black Concert T-Shirt
267		 14 #1345 – –
6 How Do You Feel?
173		 7 #1412 – –
7 Anniversary
156		 9 #82 – 2002
8 Suckerpunch
81		 7 #1624 – –
9 Half of Me
4		 2 #1960 – –
10 Mercurochrome
0		 1 #1999 – –

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.

01 02 05

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2014 284 Obvious CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1602 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1620 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1669 How Do You Feel? CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1701 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1815 Anniversary CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1821 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1931 Suckerpunch CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 275 Obvious CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1542 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1561 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1604 How Do You Feel? CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1679 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1749 Anniversary CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1753 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1866 Suckerpunch CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 261 Obvious CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1478 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1497 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1550 How Do You Feel? CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1679 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1699 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1700 Anniversary CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1837 Suckerpunch CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 256 Obvious CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1416 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1434 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1482 How Do You Feel? CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1610 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1637 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1638 Anniversary CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1764 Suckerpunch CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 263 Obvious CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1383 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1403 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1451 How Do You Feel? CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1578 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1596 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1597 Anniversary CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1727 Suckerpunch CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 251 Obvious CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1358 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1379 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1431 How Do You Feel? CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1556 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1585 Anniversary CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1691 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1709 Suckerpunch CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 160 Obvious CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1327 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1345 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1412 How Do You Feel? CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1451 Anniversary CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1479 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1624 Suckerpunch CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1678 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2005 21 Obvious CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005
2005 92 Anniversary CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005
2005 93 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005
2005 124 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1453 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1655 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1759 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 124 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1455 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1664 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1771 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 124 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1455 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1663 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1771 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 10 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 82 Anniversary CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 124 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1473 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1903 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1988 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 27 Can't Be Myself CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001 124 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1475 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1918 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 124 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1472 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1915 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1962 Half of Me CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1999 Mercurochrome CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 124 Star Vehicle CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1472 If That's How You Want It CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1914 Black Concert T-Shirt CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1960 Half of Me CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)

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