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“I Am So Ordinary” by Paula Cole
From the album Harbinger (1994)
“I Am So Ordinary” by Paula Cole appears on 14 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1994 on the album Harbinger. Its best result is #441 on the CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,290 alternative song of all time.
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"I Am So Ordinary" comes from Harbinger, Paula Cole's 1994 album, and she wrote every word and note of it herself. Kevin Killen produced, engineered and mixed it, and he gives her a warm, roomy band to push against: Gerry Leonard on electric and acoustic guitars alongside Kevin Barry's acoustic, Paul Bushnell on bass, Jay Bellerose on drums and Mark Hutchins shaking the tambourine. Cole's voice does the heavy lifting, climbing from a hush to a wail, and the modest title is a feint: there's nothing ordinary about how hard she sings it.
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 | 441 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 442 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 444 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 444 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 444 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 444 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 448 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1390 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1399 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1424 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1451 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1517 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1575 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1639 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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