Song · Yazoo
“Only You” by Yazoo
“Only You” by Yazoo appears on 7 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1982 and 2021. Its best result is #12 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #38 alternative song of 1982 and #3,031 alternative song of all time.
Watch
Video from YouTube (Yazoo / Yaz - Official). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube
"Only You" was Yazoo's first single, released in Britain in March 1982 and taken from their debut album, Upstairs at Eric's. Vince Clarke wrote it while he was still in Depeche Mode, then recorded it once he had teamed up with Alison Moyet in the new synth-pop duo, and it clicked at once, climbing to number two in the UK and going top ten in Ireland and Australia as well. America got it as the band's second single that November.
The song has refused to go away since. A remix pushed it back into the UK top 40 in 1999, and in 2017 an orchestral makeover built around Moyet's original vocal soundtracked a Boots Christmas advert on British TV.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 12 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 605 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2004 | 159 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 311 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2005 | 73 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) | 100 |
| 2006 | 135 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2021 | 468 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
Comments
Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Only You" by Yazoo.
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.