Song · Starsailor
“Good Souls” by Starsailor
From the album Love Is Here (2001)
“Good Souls” by Starsailor appears on 8 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2001 and 2009. It was first released in 2001 on the album Love Is Here. Its best result is #34 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #136 alternative song of 2002 and #6,593 alternative song of all time.
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"Good Souls" followed "Fever" out into the world while Starsailor were still on their way to Love Is Here, the debut album that arrived in 2001. An NME rave had already set off a label bidding war that ended with the band signing to EMI. Steve Osborne produced, Adrian Bushby recorded and mixed, and the song is credited to James Walsh, James Stelfox, Ben Byrne and Barry Westhead.
The album was built on acoustic guitars and gentle piano, and it drew comparisons to Coldplay's Parachutes and Travis's The Invisible Band; this is earnest, open-hearted rock that wears its feelings in plain sight. It made the UK top 40 and charted in Ireland and the Netherlands too.
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 | 89 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 179 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
| 2002 | 84 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 34 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 97 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 | 100 |
| 2002 | 62 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 408 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 500 |
| 2009 | 874 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
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