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“One Way” by The Levellers

From the album Levelling the Land (1991)

“One Way” by The Levellers appears on 21 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1992 and 2014. It was first released in 1991 on the album Levelling the Land. Its best result is #77 on the Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #292 alternative song of 1992 and #1,946 alternative song of all time.

21countdowns
3stations
#77best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1992–2014years charted

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Levellers - One Way (Official Music Video)

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"One Way" charges out of the Levellers' 1991 album Levelling the Land, and it's the sound of a band that plays folk like punks and punk like a village fête that got out of hand. All five members share the writing credit, and all five are right there in the mix: Mark Chadwick bellowing the lead vocal and strumming hard, Simon Friend's guitar clattering alongside him, Jeremy Cunningham's bass and Charlie Heather's drums stomping out the beat, and Jon Sevink's violin sawing away over the top like a rallying cry.

Al Scott produced and mixed it, and he had the sense to leave the rough edges on.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 101 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 100 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 93 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 93 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1997 88 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 77 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 1251 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 1251 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1257 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1256 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1241 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1241 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1242 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1587 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1598 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1617 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1658 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1723 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1788 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1849 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Charting alongside it in 1992

Best songs of 1992 →
  1. 1Friday I'm in LoveThe Cure
  2. 2Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers
  3. 3DriveR.E.M.
  4. 4OneU2
  5. 5JeremyPearl Jam
  6. 6TomorrowMorrissey

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