Song · Charles Bradley
“Changes” by Charles Bradley
From the album Changes (2016)
“Changes” by Charles Bradley appears on 11 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2016 and 2026. It was first released in 2016 on the album Changes. Its best result is #45 on The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #226 indie & aaa song of 2016 and #849 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Charles Bradley made "Changes" the title track of his 2016 album, and it's a long way from where the song began: Black Sabbath first cut it as a ballad on Vol. 4 in 1972, with Tony Iommi working out the piano melody and Geezer Butler writing the words. In Bradley's hands it turns into a slow, patient soul lament, his raw, weathered voice pleading and cracking over the top. Thomas Brenneck produced, engineered and mixed it, and he leaves plenty of room for Bradley to take the whole thing to church.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 45 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2016 | 89 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 176 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2020 | 1845 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 286 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 670 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 45 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
| 2024 | 583 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 285 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 277 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 371 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 343 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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