Song · PJ Harvey
“You Said Something” by PJ Harvey
From the album Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea (2000)
“You Said Something” by PJ Harvey appears on 14 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2000 on the album Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea. Its best result is #79 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #484 alternative song of 2001 and #7,169 alternative song of all time.
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"You Said Something" sits on Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea, PJ Harvey's 2000 album, and it's her song from top to bottom: she wrote the music and the words, sings it, and plays guitar and keyboards herself.
The backing is lean, with Rob Ellis on drums and tambourine and Mick Harvey on bass, a small crew that leaves plenty of room for her voice to do the heavy lifting. Rock radio's countdowns have kept finding a place for it ever since.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1973 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1923 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 375 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 1958 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2019 | 284 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 272 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 148 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 152 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2023 | 453 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 461 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 631 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 359 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2026 | 786 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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