Song · Melissa Etheridge
“Similar Features” by Melissa Etheridge
From the album Melissa Etheridge (1988)
“Similar Features” by Melissa Etheridge appears on 9 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 2021. It was first released in 1988 on the album Melissa Etheridge. Its best result is #543 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,489 alternative song of all time.
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"Similar Features" is one of Melissa Etheridge's own songs, words and music, from her self-titled debut album, released by Island on May 2, 1988. Billboard's review tipped "Bring Me Some Water" to flatten album rock radio but picked out "Similar Features" as one of the tracks with wider reach, the kind that could cross over to adult contemporary stations. Cashbox reckoned nobody short of Tina Turner could out-belt her, passed along the insider talk of a next Janis Joplin, whiskey voice and Texas twang included, and insisted she had an identity of her own.
The album has had a long life since. Nielsen SoundScan had counted 1,145,000 US copies by 2010, without even including its first few years, and a 2003 two-CD reissue added a live set from the Roxy in Los Angeles and a BBC session.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 956 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
| 1999 | 1073 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1075 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1077 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1076 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1061 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1061 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1061 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2021 | 543 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
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