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“Every Other Freckle” by Alt J
From the album This Is All Yours (2014)
“Every Other Freckle” by Alt J appears on 11 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2014 and 2025. It was first released in 2014 on the album This Is All Yours. Its best result is #7 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #51 alternative song of 2014 and #314 of the '10s.
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"Every Other Freckle" arrived on 14 August 2014 as the third single from This Is All Yours, Alt-J's second album, and it catches the band at their most mischievous. Charlie Andrew produced, engineered and mixed it, and there's a lot packed into a small space: Joe Newman's guitar and nasal croon wriggling up front, Thom Green's drums lurching and snapping, Gus Unger-Hamilton's keyboards adding a playground sparkle. Spin heard folk, the band's familiar fuzz and something close to an Oompa Loompa singalong all rolled together, which is about right for a track this oddly shaped.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 51 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2014 | 103 |
| 2014 | 156 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
| 2014 | 47 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2014 | 50 |
| 2014 | 17 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014 | 89 |
| 2014 | 11 | 96.5 The Buzz Kansas City, MO-KS | 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2014 | 96 |
| 2014 | 14 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2014 | 100 |
| 2015 | 7 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015 | 91 |
| 2015 | 54 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015 | 103 |
| 2015 | 82 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 43 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2015 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 493 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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