Artist · chart history · #484 in indie & aaa artist polls
Big Star
Band Memphis Active 1971–2010
Big Star formed in 1971 in Memphis and was active until 2010. Big Star has 15 chart appearances on 10 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 2003–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “September Gurls”, which appears on 6 lists with a best position of #325. The station that charted Big Star most often is WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), with 8 appearances.
15appearances
10countdowns
6songs charted
4stations
0#1 finishes
2003–2024years
Songs by Big Star on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September Gurls | 6 | #325 | – | – | |
| 2 | Thirteen | 4 | #134 | – | – | |
| 3 | When My Baby's Beside Me | 1 | #1511 | – | – | |
| 4 | Feel | 1 | #556 | – | – | |
| 5 | O My Soul | 1 | #690 | – | – | |
| 6 | Back Of A Car | 1 | #852 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 556 | Feel | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time |
| 2024 | 690 | O My Soul | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time |
| 2022 | 134 | Thirteen | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) |
| 2020 | 301 | Thirteen | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2020 | 505 | September Gurls | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time |
| 2018 | 516 | Thirteen | The Current's 893 Essential Songs |
| 2018 | 557 | September Gurls | The Current's 893 Essential Songs |
| 2014 | 325 | September Gurls | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) |
| 2014 | 584 | Thirteen | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) |
| 2012 | 793 | September Gurls | WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) |
| 2010 | 852 | Back Of A Car | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) |
| 2006 | 487 | Artist ranking | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006) |
| 2004 | 334 | September Gurls | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) |
| 2003 | 1195 | September Gurls | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |
| 2003 | 1511 | When My Baby's Beside Me | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) |