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Ani DiFranco
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Ani DiFranco

Solo artist Buffalo United States

Ani DiFranco is an artist from Buffalo. Ani DiFranco has 114 chart appearances on 66 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Little Plastic Castle”, which appears on 27 lists with a best position of #20. The station that charted Ani DiFranco most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 36 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1998.

114appearances
66countdowns
39songs charted
16stations
0#1 finishes
1996–2026years

Ani DiFranco came out of Buffalo, New York, with an acoustic guitar, a sharp tongue and a stubborn do-it-yourself streak: every one of her albums, from the self-titled 1990 debut on, has come out on her own label, Righteous Babe. Her music gets filed under folk rock, but punk, funk, hip-hop and jazz keep leaking in at the edges, and she plays bass as well as guitar.

The mid-'90s records sharpened the attack: Not a Pretty Girl in 1995, with "32 Flavors" and its title song, and Dilate a year later, with "Untouchable Face" and "Outta Me, Onto You". In 1998 she put out 2 albums, Little Plastic Castle, whose breezy, brass-flecked title track is the one listeners still hold on to, and Up Up Up Up Up Up, with "Angry Any More". To the Teeth followed in 1999.

Offstage, she puts her politics where her mouth is, playing benefit concerts, speaking at rallies and backing grassroots causes such as abortion rights and LGBTQ visibility through the Righteous Babe Foundation; Pete Seeger was one of her mentors. Her memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream, came out in 2019 and made the New York Times best-seller list, and in 2024 she made her Broadway debut as Persephone in Hadestown.

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

Songs by Ani DiFranco on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Little Plastic Castle
1,348		 27 #20 – 1998
2 32 Flavors
642		 12 #57 – –
3 Swing
403		 8 #48 – 2000
4 Wish I May
282		 9 #59 – 1999
5 Angry Any More
265		 9 #26 – 1999
6 Untouchable Face
177		 3 #60 – 1998
7 Smiling Underneath
156		 3 #27 – 2009
8 Studying Stones
135		 3 #46 – 2005
9 Heartbreak Even
131		 3 #57 – 2001
10 Simultaneously
129		 3 #39 – 2021
11 Not a Pretty Girl
98		 2 #303 – –
12 Outta Me, Onto You
96		 2 #58 – 1996
13 As Is
87		 1 #14 – 1998
14 In or Out
86		 1 #15 – 1997
15 See See See See
82		 1 #23 – 2015
16 Animal
82		 1 #41 – 2004
17 Slide
75		 1 #50 – 2003
18 Welcome To
74		 1 #60 – 2002
19 Thirty-Two Flavors
72		 1 #249 – –
20 Sunday Morning
70		 1 #69 – 2005
21 Revolutionary Love
68		 1 #35 – 2022
22 Virus
67		 1 #20 – 2025
23 What if No One's Watching
66		 1 #691 – –
24 Which Side Are You On?
59		 1 #55 – 2012
25 Fierce Flawless
57		 1 #84 – 2001
26 Contagious
56		 1 #48 – 2022
27 Shy
56		 2 #98 – 1996
28 Evolve
46		 1 #495 – –
29 Mariachi
46		 1 #72 – 2012
30 In Or Out (Live)
45		 1 #56 – 1997
31 Gravel
45		 1 #490 – –
32 Joyful Girl
43		 1 #58 – 1997
33 Shameless
40		 1 #535 – –
34 Chloroform
37		 1 #53 – 2021
35 Play God
23		 1 #70 – 2017
36 Both Hands
22		 2 #607 – –
37 Jukebox
9		 1 #93 – 1999
38 Knuckle Down
6		 1 #861 – –
39 Woe Be Gone
1		 1 #89 – 2014

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.

96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 08 09 12 14 15 17 21 22 25

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 481 Little Plastic Castle WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time
2025 20 Virus WBER Listener Countdown 2025
2025 223 Untouchable Face WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2024 362 32 Flavors WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years
2024 447 Little Plastic Castle The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 607 Both Hands The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 321 32 Flavors WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023
2023 57 32 Flavors The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 176 Untouchable Face The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 303 Not a Pretty Girl The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 425 Shy The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 461 Little Plastic Castle The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 535 Shameless The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 876 Angry Any More The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 351 Little Plastic Castle The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places
2022 35 Revolutionary Love WBER Listener Countdown 2022
2022 48 Contagious WBER Listener Countdown 2022
2022 1363 Little Plastic Castle WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022
2022 258 Little Plastic Castle The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2022 376 32 Flavors The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021 39 Simultaneously WBER Listener Countdown 2021
2021 42 Simultaneously WEXT Top 97 of 2021
2021 53 Chloroform WBER Listener Countdown 2021
2021 86 Simultaneously WEQX Top 102.7 of 2021
2021 368 32 Flavors 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 870 Little Plastic Castle 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2020 1643 Little Plastic Castle WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2019 731 32 Flavors WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019
2019 731 32 Flavors WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019
2018 656 32 Flavors The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2017 70 Play God WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017
2016 204 Little Plastic Castle WYEP 913 Countdown 2016
2015 23 See See See See WBER Listener Countdown 2015
2014 89 Woe Be Gone WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2014
2014 1146 Swing CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1591 Wish I May CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1629 Angry Any More CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1679 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 522 32 Flavors WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2013 1086 Swing CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1532 Wish I May CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1570 Angry Any More CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1693 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 857 Studying Stones WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2012 55 (tie) Which Side Are You On? WBER Listener Countdown 2012
2012 72 (tie) Mariachi WBER Listener Countdown 2012
2011 1030 Swing CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1472 Wish I May CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1509 Angry Any More CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1650 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1000 Swing CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1411 Wish I May CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1444 Angry Any More CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1583 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 490 Gravel WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 27 (tie) Smiling Underneath WBER Listener Countdown 2009
2009 64 Smiling Underneath 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009
2009 966 Swing CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1379 Wish I May CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1417 Angry Any More CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1552 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 93 32 Flavors WYEP 913 Essential Songs
2009 153 Little Plastic Castle WYEP 913 Essential Songs
2009 861 Knuckle Down WYEP 913 Essential Songs
2009 443 Studying Stones WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade
2009 495 Evolve WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade
2009 655 Heartbreak Even WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade
2008 61 Smiling Underneath WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2008
2008 944 Swing CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1357 Wish I May CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1395 Angry Any More CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1564 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 879 Swing CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1305 Wish I May CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1352 Angry Any More CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1508 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 435 32 Flavors WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time
2007 611 Not a Pretty Girl WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time
2006 80 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 46 Studying Stones WBER Listener Countdown 2005
2005 69 (tie) Sunday Morning WBER Listener Countdown 2005
2005 415 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 41 (tie) Animal WBER Listener Countdown 2004
2004 417 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 249 Thirty-Two Flavors WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2003 50 (tie) Slide WBER Listener Countdown 2003
2003 417 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 60 (tie) Welcome To WBER Listener Countdown 2002
2002 417 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 70 Heartbreak Even CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001 57 Heartbreak Even WBER Listener Countdown 2001
2001 84 (tie) Fierce Flawless WBER Listener Countdown 2001
2001 417 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 691 What if No One's Watching WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time
2001 1617 32 Flavors WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time
2001 1911 Both Hands WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time
2000 48 (tie) Swing WBER Listener Countdown 2000
2000 62 Wish I May WBER Listener Countdown 2000
2000 417 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 26 Angry Any More WBER Listener Countdown 1999
1999 59 Wish I May WBER Listener Countdown 1999
1999 93 Jukebox WBER Listener Countdown 1999
1999 236 Outta Me, Onto You WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 426 Little Plastic Castle CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1998 42 Little Plastic Castle WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998
1998 14 As Is WBER Listener Countdown 1998
1998 20 Little Plastic Castle WBER Listener Countdown 1998
1998 53 Little Plastic Castle WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998
1998 60 Untouchable Face Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998
1997 15 In or Out WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997
1997 56 (tie) In Or Out (Live) WBER Listener Countdown 1997
1997 58 (tie) Joyful Girl WBER Listener Countdown 1997
1996 58 Outta Me, Onto You WBER Listener Countdown 1996
1996 98 Shy WBER Listener Countdown 1996

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