Song · Tori Amos
“Strange Little Girl” by Tori Amos
From the album Strange Little Girls (2001)
“Strange Little Girl” by Tori Amos appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2001 and 2009. It was first released in 2001 on the album Strange Little Girls. Its best result is #25 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #125 alternative song of 2001.
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"Strange Little Girl" gives Tori Amos's 2001 album Strange Little Girls its name, minus a letter, and it's a song she took from the Stranglers, credited to Jet Black, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield and Hans Wärmling. Amos sings the lead and stacks up her own backing vocals over electric piano, with Adrian Belew on guitar, Matt Chamberlain on drums and Justin Meldal-Johnsen on bass filling out the band.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 | 101 |
| 2001 | 88 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 | 99 |
| 2001 | 25 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 | 191 |
| 2001 | 45 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 510 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
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