Song · Wilco
“Art of Almost” by Wilco
From the album The Whole Love (2011)
“Art of Almost” by Wilco appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2011 and 2024. It was first released in 2011 on the album The Whole Love. Its best result is #31 on the WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #115 indie & aaa song of 2011.
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"Art of Almost" comes from The Whole Love, Wilco's eighth studio album and the first on their own dBpm label in 2011, and it's Jeff Tweedy's song top to bottom: he wrote the words and the music and sings it. He produced it with Pat Sansone and Tom Schick, and the three of them mixed it too.
The credits read like an inventory of a well-stocked rehearsal room. Nels Cline brings electric, resonator and lap steel guitars; Mikael Jorgensen piles on synthesizers and keyboards; Glenn Kotche plays drums, percussion and even a cimbalom; Sansone adds Mellotron, tambourine and guitars; and John Stirratt anchors it on bass. Six players and a lot of gear, and nobody is standing still.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2011 | 100 |
| 2011 | 31 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2011 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 318 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2024 | 499 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
Also listed as: Art Of Almost.
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