Song · Wilco
“Theologians” by Wilco
From the album A Ghost Is Born (2004)
“Theologians” by Wilco appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2009 and 2024. It was first released in 2004 on the album A Ghost Is Born. Its best result is #349 on the WYEP 913 Essential Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,051 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Theologians" turns up on A Ghost Is Born, Wilco's fifth studio album, which Nonesuch released in June 2004. Jeff Tweedy wrote it with Mikael Jorgensen and Chris Girard, and Jim O'Rourke produced it with the band.
The credits pile on two pianos, one played by Jorgensen and one by O'Rourke, alongside acoustic guitars from Tweedy and Leroy Bach, John Stirratt on bass and Glenn Kotche on drums, with Tweedy singing lead and adding electric guitar on a record where he played more lead guitar than on any Wilco album before it. Jorgensen engineered with Chris Shaw. Tweedy went into rehab just before the release, which held the album back two weeks and shortened its tour, yet it gave Wilco their best opening sales week up to then and a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 349 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2013 | 789 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 754 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 1179 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 | 603 |
| 2024 | 953 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
Also listed as: Thelogians.
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