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Camper Van Beethoven

Band Redlands United States Formed 1983

Camper Van Beethoven formed in 1983 in Redlands, United States. Camper Van Beethoven has 99 chart appearances on 41 radio countdowns from 11 stations on RockLists, spanning 1986–2019. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Take The Skinheads Bowling”, which appears on 34 lists with a best position of #21. The station that charted Camper Van Beethoven most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 50 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1989.

99appearances
41countdowns
10songs charted
11stations
0#1 finishes
1986–2019years

Songs by Camper Van Beethoven on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Take The Skinheads Bowling#360 of all time
2,063		 34 #21 – 1986
2 Pictures of Matchstick Men
1,563		 30 #28 – 1989
3 All Her Favorite Fruit
402		 7 #809 – –
4 Life Is Grand
300		 15 #790 – –
5 Eye of Fatima
209		 5 #60 – 1988
6 Good Guys and Bad Guys
134		 2 #104 – –
7 Seven Languages
92		 2 #244 – –
8 Turquoise Jewelry
55		 2 #95 – 1988
9 51-7
48		 1 #54 – 2004
10 Eye of Fatima (Part 1)
45		 1 #1120 – –

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.

86 88 89 04

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2019 401 Take The Skinheads Bowling KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 586 Pictures of Matchstick Men KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2014 636 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 672 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1687 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 614 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 648 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1626 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 597 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 653 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1569 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 569 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 633 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1502 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 553 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 614 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1587 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 547 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 631 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1620 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 576 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 688 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1684 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 70 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2005 83 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 374 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 860 All Her Favorite Fruit CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1217 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1601 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 54 51-7 CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 239 Take The Skinheads Bowling Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 374 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 860 All Her Favorite Fruit CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1225 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1603 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 64 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 473 Pictures of Matchstick Men WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 374 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 860 All Her Favorite Fruit CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1225 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1603 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 267 Take The Skinheads Bowling Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 609 Pictures of Matchstick Men Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1120 Eye of Fatima (Part 1) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 37 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 473 Pictures of Matchstick Men WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 374 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 862 All Her Favorite Fruit CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1240 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1610 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 357 Take The Skinheads Bowling Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 405 Pictures of Matchstick Men Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1472 Eye of Fatima Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 29 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 477 Pictures of Matchstick Men WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 374 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 862 All Her Favorite Fruit CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1241 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1618 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 28 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 481 Pictures of Matchstick Men WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 375 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 860 All Her Favorite Fruit CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1272 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1618 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 430 Take The Skinheads Bowling 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 551 Pictures of Matchstick Men Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 686 Eye of Fatima Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 790 Life Is Grand Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 613 Pictures of Matchstick Men The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 640 Take The Skinheads Bowling The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 35 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 348 Pictures of Matchstick Men WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 375 Pictures of Matchstick Men CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 809 All Her Favorite Fruit CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1294 Take The Skinheads Bowling CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1618 Life Is Grand CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 675 Take The Skinheads Bowling CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1996 85 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 450 Pictures of Matchstick Men WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1994 93 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 461 Pictures of Matchstick Men WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1991 126 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 229 Good Guys and Bad Guys WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 245 Eye of Fatima WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 298 Seven Languages WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 442 Pictures of Matchstick Men WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 676 Take The Skinheads Bowling CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1989 37 Pictures of Matchstick Men KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989
1989 28 Pictures of Matchstick Men 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989
1989 72 Pictures of Matchstick Men Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989
1989 21 Take The Skinheads Bowling WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 104 Good Guys and Bad Guys WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 183 Eye of Fatima WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 244 Seven Languages WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1989 288 Turquoise Jewelry WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1988 95 Turquoise Jewelry KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988
1988 60 Eye of Fatima 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988
1986 47 Take The Skinheads Bowling John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986