Album · Melissa Etheridge
Yes I Am by Melissa Etheridge
Yes I Am is an album by Melissa Etheridge, released in 1993. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “I'm The Only One”, on 11 lists with a best position of #552.
Yes I Am, Melissa Etheridge's fourth album, came out on Island on September 21, 1993, and it's the one that turned a cult favourite with a sandpaper voice into a mainstream star. Hugh Padgham produced, giving her rock a clean, radio-ready punch without sanding off the rasp.
"Come to My Window" led the way, a yearning ballad sold by a video of Juliette Lewis coming apart at the seams, and it won Etheridge her second Grammy. "I'm the Only One" followed and became the bigger hit, and "If I Wanted To" kept them coming. The album camped on the Billboard 200 for 138 weeks and went six times platinum, her biggest seller. Fans long read the title as a nod to her coming out that year; in 2018 she said it was never meant that way, and marked the record's 25th anniversary with a tour and a reissue carrying eight bonus tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Yes I Am on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm The Only One | 11 | #552 | – | 1997–2024 | |
| 2 | Come to My Window | 6 | #9 | – | 1997–2024 | |
| 3 | Yes I Am | 3 | #279 | – | 2001–2021 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.