Song · The Breeders
“Saints” by The Breeders
From the album Last Splash (1993)
“Saints” by The Breeders appears on 13 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album Last Splash. Its best result is #63 on the Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #140 alternative song of 1994 and #4,109 alternative song of all time.
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"Saints" rides in on Last Splash, the Breeders' 1993 album, and it's a Kim Deal song top to bottom: she wrote it, plays guitar on it alongside Kelley Deal, and produced it with Mark Freegard, who engineered it too. Josephine Wiggs holds down the bass, Jim MacPherson keeps the drums loose and bouncing, and Kim, Kelley and Josephine all pile onto the vocals.
What comes out is a sunburnt, slightly woozy summer anthem, fuzzed-up guitars chugging like an old car with the windows rolled down and a melody that sounds tossed off but sticks for days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 86 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 | 106 |
| 1994 | 84 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 | 100 |
| 1994 | 63 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 | 94 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1759 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1760 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1760 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1749 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1778 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1732 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1732 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1734 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2021 | 294 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 595 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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