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“We Are All Made of Stars” by Moby
From the album 18 (2002)
“We Are All Made of Stars” by Moby appears on 18 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 2002 and 2024. It was first released in 2002 on the album 18. Its best result is #31 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #74 alternative song of 2002.
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"We Are All Made of Stars" was the first single from 18, Moby's 2002 album, and he made it entirely on his own, writing, playing, singing, engineering, producing and mixing it. He wrote it in New York in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, reaching for hope rather than despair, and took his cues from Galaxie 500's "Flowers" and from the physics idea that everything in the universe is built from stardust.
The result is a glowing, wide-eyed anthem, Moby's thin, earnest vocal floating over a chugging pulse until the chorus lifts off. He picked it as the lead single himself, no boardroom involved, for the simplest of reasons: the chorus still made him smile every time. It reached number 11 in the UK.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 82 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 48 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 | 91 |
| 2002 | 93 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 | 106 |
| 2002 | 78 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 85 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 68 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 31 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 86 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 72 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 | 99 |
| 2002 | 78 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 | 105 |
| 2002 | 51 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
| 2002 | 92 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002 | 103 |
| 2002 | 61 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 158 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2013 | 624 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 433 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 610 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 599 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
Also listed as: We Are All Made Of Stars; We are All Made of Stars.
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