Train

Train’s run of major radio hits began with “Meet Virginia,” from the San Francisco band’s 1998 self-titled debut, and expanded with “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me),” the RIAA Diamond-certified single from 2001’s Drops of Jupiter. The song won two Grammy Awards in 2002, while the album received double-platinum certification. Formed in 1993, Train initially featured Pat Monahan alongside Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood and Charlie Colin. Monahan is the group’s sole constant original member.

The band followed Drops of Jupiter with 2003’s platinum-certified My Private Nation, which produced “Calling All Angels.” Following the departures of Hotchkiss and Colin, Train made 2006’s For Me, It’s You with keyboardist Brandon Bush and bassist Johnny Colt. Though critics generally responded positively, the album was commercially unsuccessful, and the group took a three-year break from recording.

Train regrouped in late 2009 as Monahan, Stafford and Underwood for Save Me, San Francisco. Its singles “Hey, Soul Sister,” “If It’s Love” and “Marry Me” reached Nos. 3, 34 and 34 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. “Hey, Soul Sister” became an RIAA 13-times-platinum international hit, and the album earned gold certification from both the RIAA and ARIA. The 2012 album California 37 brought “Drive By,” a No. 10 Billboard Hot 100 single and a Top 10 hit in the UK.

Later releases include Bulletproof Picasso (2014), the holiday album Christmas in Tahoe (2015), Train Does Led Zeppelin II (2016), A Girl, a Bottle, a Boat (2017), and AM Gold (2022). As of 2025, Train consists of Monahan on lead vocals, Butch Walker on guitar and vocals, Hector Maldonado on bass and vocals, Jerry Becker on keyboards and guitar, and Matt Musty on drums. Across its career, the band has sold more than 10 million albums and 30 million tracks worldwide.