Artist · chart history · #640 in indie & aaa artist polls
Air
Band Versailles France Formed 1995 French band
Air formed in 1995 in Versailles, France. Air has 13 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 1998–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sexy Boy”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #97. The station that charted Air most often is KEXP (Seattle, WA), with 4 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.
13appearances
10countdowns
5songs charted
6stations
0#1 finishes
1998–2024years
Songs by Air on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sexy Boy | 5 | #97 | – | 1998 | |
| 2 | La Femme D'Argent | 2 | #149 | – | – | |
| 3 | All I Need | 1 | #229 | – | – | |
| 4 | Cherry Blossom Girl | 2 | #455 | – | – | |
| 5 | Surfing on a Rocket | 2 | #57 | – | 2004 |
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.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 149 | La Femme D'Argent | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time |
| 2024 | 649 | Cherry Blossom Girl | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) |
| 2023 | 382 | Sexy Boy | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s |
| 2023 | 416 | La Femme D'Argent | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s |
| 2019 | 247 | Sexy Boy | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time |
| 2019 | 455 | Cherry Blossom Girl | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time |
| 2019 | 564 | Surfing on a Rocket | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time |
| 2009 | 229 | All I Need | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) |
| 2006 | 350 | Sexy Boy | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) |
| 2006 | 643 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2005 | 367 | Sexy Boy | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) |
| 2004 | 57 | Surfing on a Rocket | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 |
| 1998 | 97 | Sexy Boy | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 |