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“Drawn To The Rhythm” by Sarah McLachlan

From the album Solace (1991)

“Drawn To The Rhythm” by Sarah McLachlan appears on 16 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2014. It was first released in 1991 on the album Solace. Its best result is #83 on the CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #265 alternative song of 1991 and #1,257 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns
2stations
#83best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2014years charted

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Sarah McLachlan - Drawn to the Rhythm (Official Video)

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"Drawn To The Rhythm" opens Sarah McLachlan's 1991 album Solace, and Nettwerk issued it in Canada as the record's third single in February 1992. McLachlan wrote it alone. Pierre Marchand produced and recorded it and played keyboards, with Bill Dillon on acoustic guitar, Daryl Exnicious on bass and Ronald Jones on drums, and the sound is dusky and hypnotic, her voice rising out of the groove like smoke off a candle.

It went to number one on the RPM Cancon chart. The single paired the album mix with a live acoustic take from MuchMusic and a live "Gloomy Sunday" taped at Vancouver's Discovery Theatre in October 1991, and McLachlan directed the video herself.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 83 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 346 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 610 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 348 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 351 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 351 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 351 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 351 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 354 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1553 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1546 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1562 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1594 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1664 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1731 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1798 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1991

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  2. 2Losing My ReligionR.E.M.
  3. 3UnbelievableEMF
  4. 4Kiss Them for MeSiouxsie and the Banshees
  5. 5RushBig Audio Dynamite
  6. 6Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers

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