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Mutations by Beck
Mutations is an album by Beck, released in 1998. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 22 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Tropicalia”, on 21 lists with a best position of #49.
Mutations, Beck's sixth studio album, arrived in November 1998, and after the cut-and-paste carnival of Odelay it's a surprise: a country-tinged folk record with Nigel Godrich producing, a long way from Odelay's sample-heavy collage. The songs are slow, woozy and a little melancholy, and Beck sings them straight, without a wink.
It didn't sell like Odelay, but it won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. "Tropicalia", a lazy, sun-dazed shuffle, is the track rock radio's countdowns have kept playing, with "Cold Brains" turning up later.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Mutations on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropicalia | 21 | #49 | – | 1998–2023 | |
| 2 | Cold Brains | 1 | #863 | – | 2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.