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Overgrown by James Blake
Overgrown is an album by James Blake, released in 2013. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 8 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Retrograde”, on 7 lists with a best position of #13.
Overgrown, James Blake's second album, came out on 5 April 2013 on his own Atlas imprint alongside Republic and Polydor, the follow-up to his self-titled 2011 debut. The English singer and producer builds these songs out of space and silence, that soulful, featherlight falsetto hovering over sparse keys and beats that thud like a heartbeat through a wall. Wu-Tang Clan's RZA drops in, and so does Brian Eno.
"Retrograde" led the way as the first single. The album entered the UK chart at number eight and topped the US Dance/Electronic chart, then took the 2013 Mercury Prize ahead of the favourites, David Bowie among them, and earned Blake a Best New Artist nod at the 56th Grammys.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Overgrown on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retrograde | 7 | #13 | – | 2013–2025 | |
| 2 | Overgrown | 1 | #677 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.