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“Ironic” by Alanis Morissette

From the album Jagged Little Pill (1995)

“Ironic” by Alanis Morissette appears on 29 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1995 and 2023. It was first released in 1995 on the album Jagged Little Pill. Its best result is #20 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #28 alternative song of 1996, #741 alternative song of all time and #279 of the '90s.

29countdowns
14stations
#20best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1995–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 82 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1996 20 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107
1996 33 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 91
1996 44 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 101
1996 25 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996 99
1996 31 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 107
1996 20 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 96

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1996 68 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 71 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 89 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 270 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 215 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 178 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 227 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 365 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 644 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 93 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 365 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 365 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 58 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 314 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 365 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 365 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 365 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 489 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 368 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 421 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2023 32 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

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