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Cocteau Twins

Band Grangemouth Active 1979–1997

Cocteau Twins formed in 1979 in Grangemouth and was active until 1997. Cocteau Twins has 92 chart appearances on 48 radio countdowns from 15 stations on RockLists, spanning 1982–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Heaven or Las Vegas”, which appears on 24 lists with a best position of #51. The station that charted Cocteau Twins most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 35 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1984.

92appearances

48countdowns

26songs charted

15stations

0#1 finishes

1982–2026years

Songs by Cocteau Twins on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Heaven or Las Vegas	1,221	24	#51	–	1990
2	Bluebeard	634	15	#1054	–	–
3	Iceblink Luck	496	13	#22	–	1990
4	Carolyn's Fingers	231	6	#26	–	1988
5	Sugar Hiccup	203	3	#14	–	1983
6	Aikea-Guinea	196	4	#5	–	1985
7	Cherry Coloured-Funk	132	2	#122	–	–
8	Pearly Dewdrop Drops	98	1	#2	–	1984
9	Spangle Maker	94	1	#4	–	1984
10	Musette And Drums	92	1	#5	–	1983
11	Ivo	79	2	#16	–	1984
12	From The Flagstones	70	1	#16	–	1983
13	Love's Easy Tears	60	1	#21	–	1986
14	Domino	58	1	#22	–	1984
15	Blue Bell Knoll	51	3	#80	–	–
16	Peppermint Pig	46	1	#28	–	1983
17	Beatrix	46	1	#1105	–	–
18	Lorelei	42	1	#364	–	–
19	Evangeline	30	1	#75	–	1993
20	Wax And Wane	28	1	#37	–	1982
21	Hithertoo	26	1	#38	–	1983
22	Pandora	26	1	#38	–	1984
23	Those Eyes, That Mouth	26	1	#38	–	1986
24	Ditch the Baby	8	1	#461	–	–
25	Pepper Tree	4	1	#49	–	1984
26	Blood Bitch	3	1	#714	–	–

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.

82 83 84 85 86 88 90 93

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	483	Heaven or Las Vegas	KXT 917 Song Countdown
2024	122	Cherry Coloured-Funk	The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024	590	Blue Bell Knoll	The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024	670	Ivo	The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024	714	Blood Bitch	The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023	458	Cherry Coloured-Funk	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023	496	Heaven or Las Vegas	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023	819	Iceblink Luck	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022	194	Heaven or Las Vegas	KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2020	1005	Carolyn's Fingers	WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2019	364	Lorelei	KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2014	1296	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	1576	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013	1244	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013	1560	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011	1184	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011	1543	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010	1147	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010	1476	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009	1107	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009	1446	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008	1078	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008	1429	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007	1054	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007	1487	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006	399	Artist ranking	WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005	447	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	1117	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	1192	Iceblink Luck	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004	445	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1117	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1192	Iceblink Luck	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	445	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1117	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	1192	Iceblink Luck	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003	286	Heaven or Las Vegas	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	519	Sugar Hiccup	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1105	Beatrix	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1290	Aikea-Guinea	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003	1438	Bluebeard	Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002	445	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1132	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	1207	Iceblink Luck	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	375	Heaven or Las Vegas	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	922	Sugar Hiccup	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	1456	Iceblink Luck	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002	1918	Aikea-Guinea	Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001	445	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1133	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001	1208	Iceblink Luck	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000	452	Blue Bell Knoll	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000	444	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1131	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000	1201	Iceblink Luck	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	727	Heaven or Las Vegas	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	461	Ditch the Baby	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999	443	Heaven or Las Vegas	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1129	Bluebeard	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	1200	Iceblink Luck	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1995	262	Heaven or Las Vegas	Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994	279	Heaven or Las Vegas	Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1993	75	Evangeline	Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993
1992	181	Heaven or Las Vegas	Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991	369	Aikea-Guinea	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991	406	Iceblink Luck	CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991	49	Artist ranking	Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1991)
1990	106	Iceblink Luck	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990
1990	55	Iceblink Luck	91X Top 91 Songs of 1990
1990	51	Heaven or Las Vegas	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990
1990	22	Iceblink Luck	CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990
1989	80	Blue Bell Knoll	Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989)
1989	52	Artist ranking	Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1989)
1988	65	Carolyn's Fingers	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988
1988	49	Carolyn's Fingers	91X Top 91 Songs of 1988
1988	70	Carolyn's Fingers	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988
1988	93	Carolyn's Fingers	WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988
1988	26	Carolyn's Fingers	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1988
1986	21	Love's Easy Tears	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986
1986	38	Those Eyes, That Mouth	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1986
1985	5	Aikea-Guinea	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1985
1984	2	Pearly Dewdrop Drops	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984
1984	4	Spangle Maker	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984
1984	16	Ivo	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984
1984	22	Domino	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984
1984	38	Pandora	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984
1984	49	Pepper Tree	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984
1983	5	Musette And Drums	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983
1983	14	Sugar Hiccup	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983
1983	16	From The Flagstones	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983
1983	28	Peppermint Pig	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983
1983	38	Hithertoo	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983
1982	37	Wax And Wane	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1982