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“Ocean” by Sebadoh

From the album Harmacy (1996)

“Ocean” by Sebadoh appears on 16 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1996 and 2014. It was first released in 1996 on the album Harmacy. Its best result is #78 on the WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #279 alternative song of 1996 and #1,749 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns

3stations

#78best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1996–2014years charted

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Sebadoh - Ocean [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

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"Ocean" comes from Harmacy, Sebadoh's 1996 album, and it's a Lou Barlow song through and through: he wrote it and plays the guitar, with Jason Loewenstein on bass and Bob Fay on drums. It's a gentle, gauzy piece, all soft edges and bruised feeling.

It went out on CD single and 7-inch vinyl, with a promo CD for radio, and Laura Borealis directed its video.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1996	78	WBCN Boston, MA	WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996	104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	427	WFNX	WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)	500
1999	1807	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	1810	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	1815	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2002	1802	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2003	1781	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	1781	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2005	1782	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	697	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	699	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	713	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	730	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	757	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	787	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	818	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013

Charting alongside it in 1996

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