Song · Adrianne Lenker
“Sadness As A Gift” by Adrianne Lenker
From the album Bright Future (2024)
“Sadness As A Gift” by Adrianne Lenker appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2024 and 2025. It was first released in 2024 on the album Bright Future. Its best result is #26 on the WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2024. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #454 alternative song of 2024.
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"Sadness as a Gift" comes from Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker's 2024 album, and it's a song she wrote alone and produced with Philip Weinrobe, who recorded it. Lenker plays 12-string guitar, Mat Davidson electric guitar, Nick Hakim piano and Josefin Runsteen violin, and all four sing on it, so it feels less like a solo turn than a small circle of friends leaning in close around one tender tune.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2024 | 89 |
| 2024 | 26 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2024 | 90 |
| 2024 | 228 | KALX 90.7 San Francisco Bay Area | KALX 500 Most Played New Songs in 2024 | 500 |
| 2024 | 121 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2024 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 416 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: Sadness As a Gift.
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