Song · Lenny Kravitz
“Sittin' On Top of the World” by Lenny Kravitz
From the album Let Love Rule (1989)
“Sittin' On Top of the World” by Lenny Kravitz appears on 14 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1989 on the album Let Love Rule. Its best result is #1115 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,770 alternative song of all time.
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Lenny Kravitz wrote "Sittin' On Top of the World", words and music, for Let Love Rule, his 1989 debut on Virgin Records, a record that was, nearly start to finish, a one-man show. Kravitz wrote and produced every song and played almost every instrument himself; the only other hand in the writing belonged to his then-wife Lisa Bonet, who supplied the words to "Fear" and helped with the lyrics to "Rosemary". Jeff Goodman engineered this one.
The album climbed to number 61 on the Billboard 200 and number 56 on the UK chart, the video for the title track got him a Best New Artist nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards, and the record later earned a place in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1127 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1129 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1131 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1130 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1115 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1115 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1115 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1349 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1299 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1324 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1361 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1423 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1472 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1529 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
Also listed as: Sittin' On Top Of The World.
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