Song · Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
“Same Love” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert
From the album The Heist (2012) Featuring Mary Lambert
“Same Love” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert appears on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2012 and 2025. It was first released in 2012 on the album The Heist. Its best result is #2 on The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #104 alternative song of 2013.
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"Same Love" is the moment Macklemore & Ryan Lewis turned the volume down and got serious. The third single from their 2012 debut The Heist makes a case for gay and lesbian rights, and it was recorded while Washington State argued over Referendum 74, the measure that made same-sex marriage legal there once voters approved it that November.
Lewis produced it around Josh Rawlings' patient piano, with Natalie Hall's cello and Andrew Joslyn's violin swelling underneath and a trombone from Greg Kramer. Macklemore raps it plainly, no punchline armour, and Seattle singer Mary Lambert's aching vocal gives the song its heart. It went on to earn a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 | 89 |
| 2012 | 15 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012 | 100 |
| 2013 | 26 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2013 | 50 |
| 2013 | 54 | 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2013 | 94 |
| 2013 | 50 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 of 2013 | 97 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 792 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2025 | 553 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 417 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert); Same Love feat. Mary Lambert.
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