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“Intergalactic” by Beastie Boys

From the album Hello Nasty (1998)

“Intergalactic” by Beastie Boys appears on 63 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1998 and 2023. It was first released in 1998 on the album Hello Nasty. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998, and it was voted number one on six countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 1998, #126 alternative song of all time and #5 of the '90s.

63countdowns
18stations
#1best position
6#1 finishes
14top 10 finishes
1998–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 107
1998 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 91
1998 1 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 106
1998 1 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 1 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 100
1998 1 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 102
1998 2 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 107
1998 25 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 100
1998 16 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 102
1999 38 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999 92

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 5 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 8 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 21 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 153 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 7 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 55 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 171 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 13 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 328 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 40 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 4 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 190 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 11 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 191 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 10 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 48 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 52 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2002 234 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 13 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 2 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2003 240 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 16 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 233 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 378 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 16 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 55 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 33 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 344 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 18 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 32 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 44 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 89 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 266 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 35 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 7 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 100 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 16 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 37 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 115 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 15 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 44 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 32 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 14 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 13 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 102 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2013 12 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 100 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 12 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 434 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2021 92 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2022 178 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 58 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 42 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

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