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“Box Full of Letters” by Wilco

From the album A.M. (1995)

“Box Full of Letters” by Wilco appears on 22 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1996 and 2026. It was first released in 1995 on the album A.M.. Its best result is #178 on the WYEP 913 Essential Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,289 alternative song of all time.

22countdowns
6stations
#178best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1996–2026years charted

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"Box Full of Letters" comes from Wilco's 1995 album A.M., and it's a bright, jangling country-rock charmer that sounds like it was built for a car radio on a long drive. Jeff Tweedy wrote it alone, sings lead and plays guitar, with John Stirratt on bass and backing vocals, Ken Coomer on drums, Max Johnston adding resonator guitar and guest Brian Henneman chipping in more guitar. Richard Dodd mixed it, keeping it loose and ringing, with the easy, rough-edged warmth of a band that's having a good time.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 312 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 323 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1437 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1437 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1438 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1436 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1422 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1422 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1421 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 690 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 676 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 682 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 178 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 699 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 722 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 718 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 746 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 874 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 496 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 760 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055
2023 251 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2026 787 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound 1055

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