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“Sure Shot” by Beastie Boys

From the album Ill Communication (1994)

“Sure Shot” by Beastie Boys appears on 34 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1994 and 2024. It was first released in 1994 on the album Ill Communication. Its best result is #12 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #59 alternative song of 1994, #598 alternative song of all time and #276 of the '90s.

34countdowns
14stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 73 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 44 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 19 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 62 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 120 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1999 71 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 115 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 187 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 531 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 315 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2001 315 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 505 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 422 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2004 105 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 108 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 67 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 339 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2006 265 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 319 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 94 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 305 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 170 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 276 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 151 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 263 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 280 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 294 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 308 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 303 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 297 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 571 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 229 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2023 280 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 12 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: Sureshot.

Charting alongside it in 1994

Best songs of 1994 →
  1. 1Come Out and PlayThe Offspring
  2. 2CloserNine Inch Nails
  3. 3ZombieThe Cranberries
  4. 4Self-EsteemThe Offspring
  5. 5Black Hole SunSoundgarden
  6. 6LongviewGreen Day