Artist · chart history
Wyclef Jean
Solo artist Croix-des-Bouquets United States Haitian rapper, musician and actor
Wyclef Jean is an artist from Croix-des-Bouquets. Wyclef Jean has 9 chart appearances on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations on RockLists, spanning 1998–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Gone 'Til November”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #53. The station that charted Wyclef Jean most often is 91X (San Diego, CA / Tijuana), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1998.
Wyclef Jean, born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, in 1969, had already been the guitarist and lead producer of the Fugees, the trio he formed with Lauryn Hill and Pras, and their second album, The Score, became one of the best-selling albums ever made. In 1997 he struck out on his own with Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival, a sprawling party of a record that stirs hip-hop, reggae, soul and his Haitian roots into one big, joyous pot.
"Gone till November" and "We Trying to Stay Alive" were the big hits, one hushed and tender, the other a strutting floor-filler. "Bubblegoose" is the one rock radio latched on to, loose and playful. "New Day" followed in 1999.
He became one of the busiest producers around, remixing Destiny's Child's "No, No, No" into their breakthrough and co-writing "My Love Is Your Love" for Whitney Houston and "Maria Maria" for Santana. Later he turned up on Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie". He has won three Grammys, and in 2010 he ran for the presidency of Haiti before being ruled ineligible over residency rules. Haiti made him a Grand Officer of its National Order of Honour and Merit in 2011, and the New Jersey Hall of Fame took him in in 2016.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Wyclef Jean on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gone 'Til November | 5 | #53 | – | 1998 | |
| 2 | Bubblegoose | 1 | #19 | – | 1998 | |
| 3 | New Day | 2 | #61 | – | 1999 | |
| 4 | We Trying to Stay Alive | 1 | #822 | – | – |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 517 | Gone 'Til November | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s |
| 2021 | 187 | Gone 'Til November | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s |
| 2021 | 822 | We Trying to Stay Alive | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s |
| 2009 | 718 | Gone 'Til November | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade |
| 2000 | 69 | New Day | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000 |
| 1999 | 61 | New Day | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999 |
| 1998 | 80 | Gone 'Til November | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 |
| 1998 | 53 | Gone 'Til November | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998 |
| 1998 | 19 | Bubblegoose | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 |
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