Song · Elliott Smith
“Memory Lane” by Elliott Smith
From the album From a Basement on the Hill (2004)
“Memory Lane” by Elliott Smith appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2004 and 2023. It was first released in 2004 on the album From a Basement on the Hill. Its best result is #48 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #431 alternative song of 2004.
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Elliott Smith wrote, produced and engineered "Memory Lane" himself, and it surfaced on From a Basement on the Hill, the sixth and last album he made, which reached the shops almost a year after his death: on Domino in the UK and Europe on October 18, 2004, and on Anti- in America the next day.
He had worked on the record from 2000 to 2003, planning it as a double album, and it was still incomplete when he died, with some songs missing nothing but a vocal. His family brought in his old producer Rob Schnapf and his ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme to sift through the pile of recordings and finish them, while his estate kept the final word on what made the cut.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 277 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2023 | 366 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
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