Violet and Blue on the radio? (plus other Mainstram Rock honors)

[vermicious knid]

I found a reference book with every artist's appearances on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. I had known previously of some Wild Heart non-single songs that were played on the radio, but one entry surprised me.

This book said "Violet and Blue" went to #19 on that chart, and stayed on for eight weeks. Not too shabby.

This book, from 2002, also said that Stevie was the 43rd all-time most successful artist on that specific chart. It was remarkable how few women were on their top 100 list. If I remember correctly, Pat Benatar and Heart were the only women ahead of her. Christine counts since FM was listed, and there was Joan Jett and Grace Slick as part of Jefferson Airplane/Starship. So basically Stevie was in rare company in a group of seven women amongs scads of mean.