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“Hold My Life” by The Replacements

From the album Tim (1985)

“Hold My Life” by The Replacements appears on 16 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 1985 on the album Tim. Its best result is #335 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,168 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns
3stations
#335best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2024years charted

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Hold My Life

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"Hold My Life" comes from Tim, the Replacements' 1985 album, and it's Paul Westerberg's song through and through, words and music both. Thomas Erdelyi produced it and Steve Fjelstad engineered, and they leave the band's rough edges showing: guitars that lurch and bash, a rhythm section that sounds half a step from tumbling down the stairs, and a big, bleary heart hammering away under all the racket. It's the sound of a band too wound up to play anything safe.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1869 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1869 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1876 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1861 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1834 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1835 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1828 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 988 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 938 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 957 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 986 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1017 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1034 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1060 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 495 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2024 335 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

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