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“Crazy” by Seal

From the album Seal (1991)

“Crazy” by Seal appears on 43 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1991 and 2025. It was first released in 1991 on the album Seal. Its best result is #6 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #15 alternative song of 1991 and #589 alternative song of all time.

43countdowns
15stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1991–2025years charted

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"Crazy" was the calling card for Seal's self-titled 1991 debut, the lead single that introduced a new voice on ZTT Records. The singer wrote it with Guy Sigsworth, and Trevor Horn sat behind the desk as producer.

It's a record that refuses to pick a lane. There's a dance-floor pulse underneath, soul in the phrasing and a slick, glossy R&B finish on top, and Horn stacks the layers until the track seems to swirl around Seal's voice, which does the heavy lifting: rich, rough-edged and pleading, riding a chorus built for the big finish.

It was his first real hit, reaching number 2 in the UK and giving him his first top-10 single in America, and other artists have kept the song alive with versions of their own ever since.

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#StationCountdownof
1991 6 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 107
1991 23 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 91
1991 49 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991 105
1991 26 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 232 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 230 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 163 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 195 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 176 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 204 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 271 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 340 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 488 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 421 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 279 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 468 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 279 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 468 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 293 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 465 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 293 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 784 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 293 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 293 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 363 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 295 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 473 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 481 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 1008 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 958 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 986 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 424 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 1021 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1055 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1117 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1178 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 866 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 826 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 1350 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 603
2023 331 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 886 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2024 429 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2025 225 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500

Charting alongside it in 1991

Best songs of 1991 →
  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
  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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