Song · John Legend
“Ordinary People” by John Legend with Will.i.am
From the album Get Lifted (2004) With Will.i.am
“Ordinary People” by John Legend with Will.i.am appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2013 and 2022. It was first released in 2004 on the album Get Lifted. Its best result is #380 on the WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013).
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"Ordinary People" was the second single from Get Lifted, John Legend's 2004 debut, sent out by GOOD Music and Columbia in April 2005. He wrote it with will.i.am, produced it, sings it and plays the piano on it, and it's a ballad about a love affair that won't stop churning.
Critics fell hard for how raw and bare it was. At the 48th Grammy Awards it was up for Song of the Year and Best R&B Song and walked off with Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, and it climbed to 24 on the Hot 100 on its way to going double platinum.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 380 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 411 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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