Album · Agnes Obel
Philharmonics by Agnes Obel
Philharmonics is an album by Agnes Obel, released in 2010. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Riverside”, on 1 list with a best position of #25.
Philharmonics, the 2010 debut from Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel, came out through PIAS with Obel producing it herself, and it's a record that seems to hold its breath. Her voice does most of the work over spare, chamber-like arrangements, the songs drifting somewhere between classical, traditional folk and hushed indie pop, quiet enough that you lean in to catch them. "Riverside", "Just So" and "Brother Sparrow" were the singles.
Critics warmed to it at home and abroad, and so did everybody else: it went to number one in Denmark and Belgium, reached the top ten in France and the Netherlands, and sold 450,000 copies across Europe. At the Danish Music Awards in November 2011 Obel walked off with five prizes, Best Album and Best Debut Artist among them.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Philharmonics on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverside | 1 | #25 | – | 2011 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.