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“The Only Place” by Best Coast
From the album The Only Place (2012)
“The Only Place” by Best Coast appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2012 and 2025. It was first released in 2012 on the album The Only Place. Its best result is #55 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #322 alternative song of 2012.
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"The Only Place" is the title track of Best Coast's second album, released in May 2012 on Mexican Summer. After the unexpected success of Crazy for You turned the duo's world upside down, Bethany Cosentino and her bandmate went looking for a cleaner sound, stepping away from the lo-fi fuzz of their debut and into Capitol Studios in Los Angeles with Jon Brion producing.
Cosentino wrote this one alone and sings it, and Greg Koller engineered and mixed. The album drew on 1960s country and Fleetwood Mac, and its polish split the critics even as the reviews came in generally favorable.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 58 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012 | 103 |
| 2012 | 55 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
| 2012 | 75 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
| 2012 | 84 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2012 | 200 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 514 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2023 | 523 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2025 | 591 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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