Song · Cher
“Believe” by Cher
Released 1998
“Believe” by Cher appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2023 and 2025. It was first released in 1998. Its best result is #113 on The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #347 of the '90s.
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"Believe" launched Cher's 22nd studio album of the same name in October 1998, and it broke clean from her past: glittering dance-pop and electropop, her voice pushed through Auto-Tune until it warbled like a machine. The trick was copied so widely it got a name, the "Cher effect". It started as a demo from a team including Brian Higgins and Matt Gray; Warner chairman Rob Dickins liked only the chorus, so he called in Steve Torch and Paul Barry to finish it, and Cher added lines of her own without getting a writing credit. Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling produced it at Dreamhouse Studio in West London.
Under the gloss it's a post-breakup declaration of independence, and it topped the charts in more than 23 countries, sold over 11 million copies and won her a Grammy for Best Dance Recording, the only one she has.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 113 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 209 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
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