Album · Matchbox 20
Yourself or Someone Like You by Matchbox 20
Yourself or Someone Like You is an album by Matchbox 20, released in 1996. 4 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 64 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Push”, on 22 lists with a best position of #5.
Yourself or Someone Like You, the debut album by Matchbox 20, came out on Lava and Atlantic on October 1, 1996, and it's the sound of a young Orlando band hitting the jackpot. Rob Thomas sings, Kyle Cook plays lead guitar, Adam Gaynor rhythm guitar, Brian Yale bass and Paul Doucette drums, and Matt Serletic produced.
This is sturdy, radio-built pop rock with grunge-lite guitars and Thomas's raspy, hangdog croon front and centre, the kind of record that sounds like a long drive through a small town at dusk. "Push", "3 A.M.", "Real World" and "Long Day" gave rock radio plenty to chew on. The band rode it to international fame: it was certified 12 times platinum in the US and went multi-platinum in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Yourself or Someone Like You on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Push | 22 | #5 | – | 1997–2023 | |
| 2 | 3 A.M. | 23 | #27 | – | 1997–2025 | |
| 3 | Real World | 11 | #37 | – | 1998–2023 | |
| 4 | Long Day | 8 | #20 | – | 1997–2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.