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“Kings & Queens” by 30 Seconds to Mars

From the album This Is War (2009)

“Kings & Queens” by 30 Seconds to Mars appears on 41 radio countdowns from 28 stations between 2009 and 2015. It was first released in 2009 on the album This Is War. Its best result is #9 on the 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 2009, #7,302 alternative song of all time, #269 of the '00s and #89 of the '10s.

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"Kings and Queens" was the lead single from This Is War, the third album by 30 Seconds to Mars, released on October 13, 2009, and it's the band aiming for the stratosphere. Jared Leto wrote it on the move across the United States and South Africa, and Flood and Steve Lillywhite co-produced it with the band, with Ryan Williams engineering and mixing.

Leto has said the song is about the rush of what people might be capable of, and it sounds like it: huge massed choruses, a glossy sheen that recalls 1980s adult-contemporary radio, and progressive-rock ambition stacked on top. It became their second number one on the US Alternative Songs chart. Leto directed the video himself, following the band and a crowd of followers on a Critical Mass run through Los Angeles at night, and it was up for four awards at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 27 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 91
2009 35 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 69 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 26 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 58 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102
2009 45 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 99
2009 22 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 30 of 2009 30
2009 40 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 99
2009 41 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 103
2009 31 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 62 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2009 92
2009 68 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2009 88
2009 60 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 22 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 103
2009 47 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 103
2009 22 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 22 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 58 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 39 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009 51
2009 26 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 105
2009 11 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 96
2010 20 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010 30
2010 77 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 16 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 9 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 34 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 37 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105
2010 62 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 20 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 32 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 34 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 14 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 40 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 18 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 11 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 60 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 21 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 21 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2010 90
2011 50 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2014 470 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 498 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500

Also listed as: Kings and Queens; Kings And Queens.

Charting alongside it in 2009

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  2. 2UprisingMuse
  3. 3Panic SwitchSilversun Pickups
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  5. 5(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You ToWeezer
  6. 6The FixerPearl Jam

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