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Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair
Exile in Guyville is an album by Liz Phair, released in 1993. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 21 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Never Said”, on 9 lists with a best position of #56.
Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair's debut album, came out on Matador on June 22, 1993, from a Chicago songwriter whose self-released Girly-Sound cassettes had landed her the deal. She produced it with Brad Wood at Idful Music Corporation in Chicago across 1992 and 1993, and it keeps the close-up feel of those tapes: a flat, deadpan voice, guitars that jangle and scrape, and arrangements lean enough that every word lands.
"Never Said", "Divorce Song", "6'1" and "Help Me Mary" are the songs that have stuck around. The album went gold in 1998, and it has become a fixture on lists of the best records of the '90s.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Exile in Guyville on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Said | 9 | #56 | – | 1996–2025 | |
| 2 | Divorce Song | 5 | #198 | – | 2007–2023 | |
| 3 | Stratford On Guy | 2 | #215 | – | 1999–2021 | |
| 4 | 6'1 | 3 | #94 | – | 1999–2024 | |
| 5 | Help Me Mary | 2 | #450 | – | 2022–2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.