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“Ocean Size” by Jane's Addiction

From the album Nothing’s Shocking (1988)

“Ocean Size” by Jane's Addiction appears on 19 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1994 and 2014. It was first released in 1988 on the album Nothing’s Shocking. Its best result is #595 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,449 alternative song of all time.

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3stations
#595best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2014years charted

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Jane's Addiction - Ocean Size (Official Music Video)

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"Ocean Size" comes from Jane's Addiction's Nothing's Shocking, out in August 1988, a four-way composition from Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, with Farrell writing the words on his own.

It's the band at full swell. Avery's bass rolls in like a tide, Perkins pounds out a big, tribal beat, Navarro's guitar climbs from shimmer to scorch, and Farrell's high, keening voice rides over the top like a man who has spent too long in the sun. Heavy, woozy and oddly graceful, it's rock with a wild, arty streak running right through it.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 695 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1995 620 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 798 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1999 595 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 595 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 595 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 595 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 765 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 595 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1362 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 595 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 596 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1819 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1779 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1801 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1782 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1856 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1878 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1949 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

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