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“Girls And Boys” by Blur

From the album Parklife (1994)

“Girls And Boys” by Blur appears on 42 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1994 and 2025. It was first released in 1994 on the album Parklife. Its best result is #16 on the Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #50 alternative song of 1994 and #1,074 alternative song of all time.

42countdowns
20stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2025years charted

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Blur - Girls And Boys (Official Music Video)

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"Girls and Boys" was the lead single from Parklife, Blur's third album, released on Food in 1994, and it sounds like a package holiday seen through the bottom of a plastic cup: a jittery disco pulse and Damon Albarn's knowing, sneering vocal. Albarn wrote the lyrics, all four members share the music credit and Stephen Street produced, with John Smith engineering. Kevin Godley's video dropped the band into documentary footage of Club 18-30 holidaymakers.

It was their first UK top-five hit, stopping at number five, and it stayed their biggest single until "Country House" went all the way the following year. In America it reached number four on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and 59 on the Hot 100, the highest they ever climbed there. NME and Melody Maker both made it their single of the year, and it was nominated for best song at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 47 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 68 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 65 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 67 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 76 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 33 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 164 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1999 413 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 400 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 308 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 371 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1721 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 239 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 500 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1721 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1721 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 189 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 378 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1713 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1438 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 372 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1493 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1493 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 433 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 317 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1492 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 189 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 498 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 151 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 178 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 305 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2009 237 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2019 747 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2019 747 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 550 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2021 229 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 184 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 381 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 190 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 373 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2024 169 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 16 Absolute Radio Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems 100

Also listed as: Girls and Boys; Girls And boys; Girls & Boys.

Charting alongside it in 1994

Best songs of 1994 →
  1. 1Black Hole SunSoundgarden
  2. 2CloserNine Inch Nails
  3. 3Self-EsteemThe Offspring
  4. 4Interstate Love SongStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5Come Out and PlayThe Offspring
  6. 6Basket CaseGreen Day

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