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“Space Song” by Beach House
From the album Depression Cherry (2015)
“Space Song” by Beach House appears on 10 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2015 and 2026. It was first released in 2015 on the album Depression Cherry. Its best result is #58 on the WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #204 indie & aaa song of 2015 and #1,016 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Space Song" sits third on Depression Cherry, Beach House's fifth album, and it was the only single Sub Pop sent out to promote the record, on its release day in August 2015. Victoria Legrand wrote the words and the music with Alex Scally, the duo produced and mixed it with Chris Coady, David Tolomei engineered, and Graham Hill plays the drums.
Critics warmed to it. Pitchfork's Jayson Greene heard a sweeping high point in the middle of the album, and AllMusic's Heather Phares described arpeggiated keyboards streaking past like shooting stars, a closeness wrapped in enormous space. Its audience kept on growing for years: the RIAA certified it double platinum in 2023, and the BPI made it platinum in the UK in 2024.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 58 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2015 | 104 |
| 2015 | 89 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2015 | 90 |
| 2016 | 78 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2016 | 88 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 352 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2024 | 439 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 436 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 363 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 222 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 448 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 643 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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