Song · Tori Amos
“A Sorta Fairytale” by Tori Amos
From the album Scarlet’s Walk (2002)
“A Sorta Fairytale” by Tori Amos appears on 17 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 2002 and 2025. It was first released in 2002 on the album Scarlet’s Walk. Its best result is #13 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #89 alternative song of 2002.
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"A Sorta Fairytale" kicked off Scarlet's Walk, Tori Amos's seventh studio album, as its first single in 2002. Amos wrote it, sang it and produced it herself, and she lets it unspool at a leisurely stroll, the album cut running past five minutes, with Robbie McIntosh's acoustic guitar and Mac Aladdin's electric weaving around her voice like scenery rolling past a car window.
It's a warm, breezy piece of guitar-flecked pop, and adult album alternative radio took to it, pushing it to No. 2 on Billboard's Triple A chart. The video paired her with actor Adrien Brody, and the song later turned up on Nip/Tuck and The L Word.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 57 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 | 101 |
| 2002 | 53 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 | 99 |
| 2002 | 28 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 | 105 |
| 2002 | 13 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
| 2002 | 38 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2002 | 40 |
| 2002 | 63 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002 | 103 |
| 2002 | 93 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 | 100 |
| 2003 | 38 | Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA | Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 92 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 533 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2010 | 459 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2013 | 697 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2022 | 650 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 278 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 754 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 572 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
Also listed as: A Sorta Fairy Tale; a sorta fairytale.
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