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Why this album mattered
Rio Grande Mud (1972) is a Zz Top album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #104 and charted for 10 weeks.
The music
- 1
Francine
- 2
Just Got Paid
- 3
Mushmouth Shoutin’
- 4
Ko Ko Blue
- 5
Chevrolet
- 6
Apologies to Pearly
- 7
Bar-B-Q
- 8
Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell
- 9
Whiskey’n Mama
- 10
Down Brownie
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
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Chart Journey
- May 6, 1972#151
A rocket up the chart — jumping 22 positions in a single week on its way to the top. Entered at #151, exploded upward for 7 weeks to reach #104 and fell quickly over 3 more weeks across 10 weeks on the chart.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
