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Afghan Whigs

Band Cincinnati Formed 1986

Afghan Whigs formed in 1986 in Cincinnati. Afghan Whigs has 83 chart appearances on 39 radio countdowns from 13 stations on RockLists, spanning 1993–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Debonair”, which appears on 28 lists with a best position of #52. The station that charted Afghan Whigs most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 34 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1993.

83appearances
39countdowns
11songs charted
13stations
0#1 finishes
1993–2023years

Songs by Afghan Whigs on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Debonair
1,615		 28 #52 – 1993
2 Gentlemen
977		 21 #75 – 1994
3 Rebirth of the Cool
742		 10 #43 – –
4 Honky's Ladder
173		 8 #491 – –
5 Sixty Six
39		 7 #97 – 1999
6 Algiers
23		 2 #73 – 2014
7 Going To Town
21		 1 #79 – 1996
8 Something Hot
19		 2 #96 – 1998
9 Creep
17		 1 #417 – –
10 What Jail Is Like
10		 1 #1811 – –
11 Miles Iz Ded
1		 1 #881 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

93 94 96 98 99 14

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2023 446 Gentlemen The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 828 Something Hot The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 881 Miles Iz Ded The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2020 1592 Rebirth of the Cool WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2019 233 Debonair KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 615 Algiers KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2014 73 Algiers WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2014
2014 814 Debonair CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1049 Gentlemen CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 818 Debonair CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1012 Gentlemen CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 815 Debonair CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1048 Gentlemen CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 787 Debonair CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1016 Gentlemen CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 769 Debonair CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 982 Gentlemen CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 759 Debonair CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 957 Gentlemen CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 772 Debonair CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 968 Gentlemen CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 470 Gentlemen KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 86 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 189 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 200 Gentlemen WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 585 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 124 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 203 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 346 Gentlemen WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 345 Debonair CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1516 Honky's Ladder CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1860 Sixty Six CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 344 Debonair CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1517 Honky's Ladder CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1875 Sixty Six CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 62 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 195 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 271 Gentlemen WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 417 Creep WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 491 Honky's Ladder WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 344 Debonair CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1517 Honky's Ladder CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1875 Sixty Six CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 61 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 182 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 344 Debonair CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1513 Honky's Ladder CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1923 Sixty Six CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 552 Debonair Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1811 What Jail Is Like Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 44 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 148 Gentlemen WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 220 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 344 Debonair CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1515 Honky's Ladder CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1938 Sixty Six CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 43 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 146 Gentlemen WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 217 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 341 Debonair CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1511 Honky's Ladder CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1975 Sixty Six CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 97 Sixty Six The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999 581 Gentlemen Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 897 Debonair Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 91 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 195 Gentlemen WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 433 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 339 Debonair CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1511 Honky's Ladder CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1998 96 Something Hot The End Top 107 Songs of 1998
1996 79 Going To Town WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996
1996 171 Gentlemen WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 186 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 438 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1994 75 Gentlemen KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994 99 Gentlemen Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994 80 Gentlemen WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994
1994 172 Gentlemen WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 206 Rebirth of the Cool WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 457 Debonair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993 52 Debonair 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993
1993 82 Debonair Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993