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“I sat by the Ocean” by Queens of the Stone Age
From the album …Like Clockwork (2013)
“I sat by the Ocean” by Queens of the Stone Age appears on 16 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 2013 and 2026. It was first released in 2013 on the album …Like Clockwork. Its best result is #17 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 2013, #3,761 alternative song of all time and #240 of the '10s.
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"I Sat by the Ocean" was the second single from …Like Clockwork, Queens of the Stone Age's sixth album, released in August 2013 just after the band played Lollapalooza. Josh Homme wrote the words, the band wrote the music, and Homme produced it with the group, with Mark "Top" Rankin engineering and mixing and Alain Johannes and Justin Smith on extra engineering.
It's the album's most swinging moment, a strutting, slinky rocker with a bittersweet streak, the guitars locked into a tight, bouncing groove while Homme croons like a lounge singer with something on his mind. A few days before its release, the band played it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! alongside the first single, "My God Is the Sun".
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2013 | 50 |
| 2013 | 21 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013 | 91 |
| 2013 | 42 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 86 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013 | 99 |
| 2013 | 45 | 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2013 | 94 |
| 2013 | 17 | Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2013 | 40 |
| 2013 | 39 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Year End Top 50 of 2013 | 50 |
| 2013 | 34 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 72 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 | 100 |
| 2014 | 40 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014 | 99 |
| 2014 | 20 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Top 50 CYY Songs of 2014 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 67 | 103.3 The Edge | 103.3 The Edge Top 103.3 Songs of the Decade | 103 |
| 2020 | 94 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) | 107 |
| 2022 | 153 | 101X | 101X 500 (2022) | 498 |
| 2025 | 480 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 209 | 101X | 101X 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: I Sat By the Ocean; I Sat By The Ocean; I Sat by the Ocean.
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