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“Down by the Water” by PJ Harvey

From the album To Bring You My Love (1995)

“Down by the Water” by PJ Harvey appears on 43 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1995 and 2023. It was first released in 1995 on the album To Bring You My Love. Its best result is #17 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #39 alternative song of 1995, #330 alternative song of all time and #334 of the '90s.

43countdowns
16stations
#17best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1995–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 33 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 90 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 52 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 69 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 17 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995 50
1995 48 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 40 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 333 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 237 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 380 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 444 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 107 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 470 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 186 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 387 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 160 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 388 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 162 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 391 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 278 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 391 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 534 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 331 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 391 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 458 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 391 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 331 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 390 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 379 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 360 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 192 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 303 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 310 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 282 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 459 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 298 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 314 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 321 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 331 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 335 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 99 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2019 232 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2023 173 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: Down By The Water; Down By the Water.

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