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“First Glimmer” by Paul Westerberg

From the album 14 Songs (1993)

“First Glimmer” by Paul Westerberg appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1993 on the album 14 Songs. Its best result is #1050 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,738 alternative song of all time.

15countdowns

2stations

#1050best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1999–2014years charted

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"First Glimmer" turns up on 14 Songs, Paul Westerberg's 1993 album, and it's his song from start to finish: he wrote it, sings lead and backing vocals, plays guitar and keyboards, and co-produced it with Matt Wallace. Wallace wears several hats too, engineering, mixing with Dave Bryson, adding percussion and joining in on the harmonies. The backing is a sturdy little rock and roll band, with John Pierce on bass, Michael Urbano on drums and Ian McLagan rolling barroom piano underneath, and the whole thing has a rumpled, heart-on-sleeve charm.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#1,738 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

#6,185 of all time

All Rock Formats

#2,983 of all time

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	1063	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1064	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1066	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2001	1313	WFPK	WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time	2000
2002	1065	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2003	1050	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	1050	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	1050	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	1344	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1336	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1360	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1392	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1455	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1513	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1569	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013

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