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“Geraldine” by Glasvegas
From the album Glasvegas (2008)
“Geraldine” by Glasvegas appears on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2009 and 2025. It was first released in 2008 on the album Glasvegas. Its best result is #51 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #406 alternative song of 2009.
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"Geraldine" is Glasvegas naming a song after a woman working in Glasgow's social services, a June 2008 single from the Scottish band's self-titled album. Allan built it around the work his sister and her colleague Geraldine Lennon were doing in that field, and Lennon herself has said he simply understood what that job is like, catching the fellow feeling carers have for the people in their charge.
It went to number one on the Scottish Singles Chart and 16 across the UK, and picked up a Best International Song nomination at Sweden's Rockbjörnen awards that year. Album listeners get a quirk: its 20-second intro is stitched onto the tail of "Flowers & Football Tops", while the single version keeps it attached.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 84 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 90 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 86 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009 | 104 |
| 2009 | 73 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2009 | 100 |
| 2009 | 51 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009 | 89 |
| 2009 | 74 | KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA | KSLG Top 94 of 2009 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 716 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2025 | 714 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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