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“Loser” by Beck

From the album Mellow Gold (1994)

“Loser” by Beck appears on 77 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 1993 and 2025. It was first released in 1994 on the album Mellow Gold. Its best result is #2 on The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 1994, #53 alternative song of all time and #7 of the '90s.

77countdowns
23stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
13top 10 finishes
1993–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 76 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 40 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 12 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 105
1993 94 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1994 11 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 34 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 11 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 9 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 32 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 50
1994 45 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100
1994 19 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 10 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1994 31 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 49 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 132 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 49 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 383 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 51 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 97 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 9 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 2 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 36 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 6 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 37 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 10 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 2 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 22 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 84 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 47 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 14 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 3 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 12 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 84 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 71 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 13 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 36 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 33 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 71 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 356 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 18 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 40 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 71 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 35 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 27 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 71 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 15 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 185 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 5 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 24 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 73 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 2 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 22 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 8 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 14 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 15 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 30 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 31 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 28 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 12 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 9 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 26 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 14 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 36 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 24 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 23 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 832 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 24 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 22 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 372 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 115 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 146 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1049 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 94 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2022 104 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 4 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 87 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 652 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Charting alongside it in 1994

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  3. 3ZombieThe Cranberries
  4. 4Self-EsteemThe Offspring
  5. 5Black Hole SunSoundgarden
  6. 6LongviewGreen Day