Album · Regina Spektor
Soviet Kitsch by Regina Spektor
Soviet Kitsch is an album by Regina Spektor, released in 2003. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 6 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Us”, on 5 lists with a best position of #250.
Soviet Kitsch, Regina Spektor's third album, first came out on Shoplifter Records on May 2, 2003, and became her major-label debut when Sire reissued it on August 17, 2004. The title is a double joke: Spektor was born in the Soviet Union, and "kitsch" is Milan Kundera's term, from The Unbearable Lightness of Being, for the empty aesthetics of Stalinist-style communism.
That mix of history, wit and arty cheek runs right through the music, which is art pop with a wild streak: songs that swing from lullaby hush to theatrical outburst, sometimes in the space of a line, with Spektor's voice doing the hairpin turns. "Us" and "Chemo Limo" were the tracks that surfaced on the countdowns, and "Us" got the full treatment: one edition of the album came with a bonus DVD featuring its music video and a short film called The Survival Guide to Soviet Kitsch.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Soviet Kitsch on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Us | 5 | #250 | – | 2013–2025 | |
| 2 | Chemo Limo | 1 | #540 | – | 2009 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.