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Belle & Sebastian

Band Glasgow United Kingdom Formed 1996

Belle & Sebastian formed in 1996 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Belle & Sebastian has 60 chart appearances on 40 radio countdowns from 10 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “White collar Boy”, which appears on 8 lists with a best position of #38. The station that charted Belle & Sebastian most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 17 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.

60appearances
40countdowns
29songs charted
10stations
0#1 finishes
1996–2025years

Songs by Belle & Sebastian on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 White collar Boy
364		 8 #38 – 2006
2 Stay Loose
176		 9 #43 – 2004
3 Step Into My Office, Baby
160		 3 #11 – 2003
4 The Party Line
157		 4 #25 – 2015
5 The State I'm In
150		 3 #28 – 1996
6 Lazy Line Painter Jane
139		 3 #5 – 1997
7 The Boy With The Arab Strap
132		 4 #3 – 1998
8 Your Cover's Blown
91		 2 #240 – –
9 Jonathan David
68		 1 #17 – 2001
10 Dog On Wheels
65		 1 #12 – 1997
11 You Send Me (Live At Peel Acres)
62		 1 #20 – 2002
12 The Stars Of Track And Field
54		 1 #415 – –
13 Sleep The Clock Around
50		 1 #26 – 1998
14 Like Dylan In The Movies
48		 1 #462 – –
15 Another Sunny Day
45		 2 #77 – 2006
16 I'll Be Your Pilot
44		 1 #51 – 2018
17 Seeing Other People
40		 1 #534 – –
18 I'm Waking Up To Us
38		 1 #32 – 2001
19 Blues Are Still Blue, The
35		 1 #575 – –
20 Funny Little Frog
33		 1 #592 – –
21 Piazza, New York Catcher
30		 2 #699 – –
22 We Were Beautiful
27		 1 #67 – 2017
23 The State That I Am In
26		 1 #653 – –
24 The Blues Are Still Blue
11		 1 #792 – –
25 The Fox In The Snow
6		 1 #839 – –
26 (I Believe In) Travellin' Light
5		 1 #840 – –
27 Fought In A War
4		 1 #49 – 2000
28 Boy With The Arab Strap
2		 1 #490 – –
29 I Don't Know What You See In Me
1		 1 #90 – 2023

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 00 01 02 03 04 06 14 15 17 18 23

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2025 792 The Blues Are Still Blue 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now
2024 437 The State I'm In The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 810 Piazza, New York Catcher WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2023 90 I Don't Know What You See In Me WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2023
2023 415 The Stars Of Track And Field The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 462 Like Dylan In The Movies The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 534 Seeing Other People The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 839 The Fox In The Snow The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2019 236 The State I'm In KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 557 Lazy Line Painter Jane KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2018 51 I'll Be Your Pilot WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2018
2017 67 We Were Beautiful WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2017
2015 75 The Party Line CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015
2015 25 The Party Line The Current Top 89 Songs of 2015
2015 49 The Party Line WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2015
2014 82 The Party Line The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014
2014 1287 White collar Boy CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1773 Stay Loose CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 1232 White collar Boy CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1695 Stay Loose CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 575 Blues Are Still Blue, The WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 592 Funny Little Frog WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 618 Another Sunny Day WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 699 Piazza, New York Catcher WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2011 1171 White collar Boy CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1628 Stay Loose CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1133 White collar Boy CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1561 Stay Loose CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 840 (I Believe In) Travellin' Light WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 1094 White collar Boy CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1530 Stay Loose CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 653 The State That I Am In WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2008 1167 White collar Boy CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1654 Stay Loose CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 964 White collar Boy CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1578 Stay Loose CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 38 White collar Boy CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006
2006 77 Another Sunny Day Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006
2006 240 Your Cover's Blown WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 412 The Boy With The Arab Strap WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 188 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 309 Your Cover's Blown WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 448 The Boy With The Arab Strap WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2004 74 Stay Loose CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2003 53 Step Into My Office, Baby 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003
2003 11 Step Into My Office, Baby John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003
2003 43 Stay Loose John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003
2003 64 Step Into My Office, Baby Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003
2003 463 The Boy With The Arab Strap WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2002 20 You Send Me (Live At Peel Acres) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2002
2002 490 Boy With The Arab Strap WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2001 17 Jonathan David John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2001
2001 32 I'm Waking Up To Us John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2001
2000 49 Fought In A War John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2000
2000 31 Lazy Line Painter Jane John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000)
1998 3 The Boy With The Arab Strap John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1998
1998 26 Sleep The Clock Around John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1998
1997 5 Lazy Line Painter Jane John Peel's 'Pretty' Festive Thirty-One of 1997
1997 12 Dog On Wheels John Peel's 'Pretty' Festive Thirty-One of 1997
1996 28 The State I'm In John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996