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“Winter” by Tori Amos

From the album Little Earthquakes (1991)

“Winter” by Tori Amos appears on 17 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1991 on the album Little Earthquakes. Its best result is #490 on the WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,845 alternative song of all time.

17countdowns

4stations

#490best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

1999–2023years charted

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Tori Amos - Winter (Official Music Video)

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"Winter" is one of the quiet centerpieces of Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos's debut album, and it went out as the record's fourth single in March 1992, becoming her first to crack the top 40 anywhere. It's built around Amos's piano and her hushed, intimate voice, with Eric Rosse's bodhrán adding a faint, heartbeat thump and Davitt Sigerson producing with a light touch.

The single came in a jumble of formats around the world. The American version, sold as a limited edition in a digipak, tucked in an insert of the words in her handwriting, while the rarer British limited edition carried three cover versions that later turned up on the Crucify EP. The song resurfaced on her 2003 compilation, Tales of a Librarian.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

#1,845 of all time

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	1007	CD101	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	2000
2000	752	CD101	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)	2001
2001	752	CD101	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)	2002
2001	1847	WFPK	WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time	2000
2002	751	CD101	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)	2003
2003	751	CD101	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)	2004
2004	751	CD101	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)	2005
2004	490	WXPN	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)	885
2005	752	CD101	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)	1994
2007	1700	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	1703	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1724	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1761	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1833	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1902	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1979	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2023	643	The Current	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s	893

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