  Train was formed in 1994 in
California with Pat Monahan and Rob Hotchkiss
performing as a duo. The band was then
expanded to include Charlie Colin, Jimmy
Stafford and Scott Underwood. Two years later
the band was in New York trying to get their
first LP picked up by a major label and
touring non-stop.
Train released Train.
 Train began getting airplay
recognition with the track "Free"
after it was featured on the TV series Party
Of Five.
 # 53
Singles Artist of the Year
Train hit the Top 40
with "Meet
Virginia."
 Train hit the Top 10 with "Meet
Virginia."
Train was certified gold.
 # 81
Singles Artist of the Year
Train was certified
platinum.
Train hit the Top 40 with "I Am."
 # 17
Singles Artist of the Year
 Train hit the Top 40 with "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell
Me)."
Train released Drops
Of Jupiter.
Train hit the Top 10 with "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell
Me)."
 Drops
Of Jupiter was certified platinum.
Train topped the Billboard Adult
Top 40 Track chart for 14 weeks with "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell
Me)."
Train hit the road with Matchbox
20.
 Train hit the Top 40 with "Something More."
 # 114
Singles Artist of the Year
Train won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (songwriter) and were
also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group (all for "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell
Me)").
 # 62
Singles Artist of the Year
 Rob Hotchkiss
left the band.
Train hit the Top 40 with "Calling All Angels."
 Train released My
Private Nation.
Train topped the Billboard Adult
Top 40 Tracks for 5 weeks with "Calling All Angels."
 # 103
Singles Artist of the Year
Train topped the Billboard Adult
Contemporary chart for 3 weeks with "Calling All Angels."
Train were
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a
Duo or Group and Best Rock Song ("Calling All Angels").
Train hit the
Top 40 with "When I Look To The Sky."
My
Private Nation was certified platinum.
 Train could be heard on the
soundtrack for Spider-Man
2
with "Ordinary."
Train released the live LP Alive
At Last.
# 197 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Train released For
Me It's You.
Monahan released Last
Of Seven (Rolling Stone:  - Billboard peak: # 82).
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Train
Released: February, 1998
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 76
Tracks: "Meet Virginia" - "I Am" - "If
You Leave" - "Homesick" -
"Free" - "Blind" -
"Eggplant" - "Idaho"
- "Days" - "Rat" -
"Swaying" - "Train" -
"Heavy" |
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Drops Of Jupiter
Released: March, 2001
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Tracks: "She's On
Fire" - "I Wish You Would"
- "Drops Of Jupiter
(Tell Me)" - "It's About
You" - "Hopeless" -
"Respect" - "Let It
Roll" - "Something More" -
"Whipping Boy" - "Get
Away" - "Mississippi" |
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My Private Nation
Released: June, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "Calling All Angels" - "All
American Girl" - "When I Look To The
Sky"
- "Save The Day" - "My
Private Nation" - "Get To
Me" - "Counting Airplanes"
- "Following Rita" - "Your
Every Color" - "Lincoln
Avenue" - "I'm About To Come
Alive" |
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Alive At Last
Released: November, 2004
Tracks: "Calling All Angels" -
"She's On Fire" - "Meet Virginia" - "Save
The Day" - "Get To Me" -
"Landmine" - "All American
Girl" - "When I Look To The
Sky" - "Latin Interlude" -
"I Wish You Would" -
"Sweet Rain" - "Free"
- "Drops Of Jupiter
(Tell Me)" - "Stay With
Me" - "Ordinary" -
"New Sensation" |
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For Me It's You
Released: January, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 10
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "All I Ever
Wanted" - "Get Out" -
"Cab" - "Give Myself To
You" - "Am I Reaching You
Now" - "If I Can't Change Your
Mind" - "All I Hear" -
"Shelter Me" -
"Explanation" - "Always
Remember" - "I'm Not Waiting In
Line" - "Skyscraper" -
"For Me, It's You" |
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40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound
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