# The Jesus and Mary Chain — Every Record We Rank

The Jesus and Mary Chain appears 2 times in our Shoegaze and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Shoegaze and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Year:** 1985
- **Highest placing:** No. 6 in Shoegaze
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/the-jesus-and-mary-chain/

## Appears on

### [Just Like Honey](https://waxonia.com/track/the-jesus-and-mary-chain--just-like-honey/)

*1985 · Blanco y Negro · No. 6 in [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/)*

A Ronettes drum intro drowned in feedback. Predates the scene by years and supplies its founding idea: bury a perfect pop song and let people dig.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Jesus%20and%20Mary%20Chain%20Just%20Like%20Honey) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9LoSpJF_YxE)

### [Just Like Honey](https://waxonia.com/track/the-jesus-and-mary-chain--just-like-honey/)

*1985 · Blanco y Negro · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

A Ronettes drum pattern buried in feedback, with a love song underneath that nobody expected these people to have written. The template for the decade that followed.

Also on: [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Jesus%20and%20Mary%20Chain%20Just%20Like%20Honey) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9LoSpJF_YxE)

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