Song · LCD Soundsystem
“Someone Great” by LCD Soundsystem
From the album Sound of Silver (2007)
“Someone Great” by LCD Soundsystem appears on 11 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2009 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album Sound of Silver. Its best result is #7 on the KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #594 indie & aaa song of all time and #396 of the '00s.
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"Someone Great" comes from LCD Soundsystem's 2007 album Sound of Silver, and it's James Murphy's show all the way down: he wrote it, sings it, and plays the synthesizers and the glockenspiel that chime through it like a music box left running in an empty room. DFA produced, and Murphy mixed it with David Sardy. The pulse never stops, but the mood is hushed and heavy, a dance track built for standing still and thinking.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 542 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2013 | 297 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 692 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2019 | 7 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 224 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 55 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2024 | 95 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 199 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 100 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 418 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 654 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
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