Artist · chart history
Why Store
Band United States Formed 1991
Why Store formed in 1991 in the United States. Why Store has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Lack Of Water”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #83. The station that charted Why Store most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1996.
The Why Store came out of Muncie, Indiana, where two Ball State University students, bassist Greg Gardner and guitarist Michael David Smith, hooked up with Indianapolis drummer Omar Adams. Chris Shaffer is the voice and a second guitar, and the sound is rootsy Midwestern rock with its sleeves rolled up: earnest, guitar-driven and made for long nights in bars.
MCA put out Inside the Why Store in 1994, and "Lack of Water" is the song that still carries their name. The lineup has kept turning over in the years since, with Shaffer still out front.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Why Store on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lack Of Water | 5 | #83 | – | 1996 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 578 | Lack Of Water | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs |
| 2022 | 860 | Lack Of Water | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s |
| 2008 | 1356 | Lack Of Water | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) |
| 2007 | 1354 | Lack Of Water | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) |
| 1996 | 83 | Lack Of Water | WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996 |
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