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Crash Test Dummies

Band Winnipeg Canada Formed 1989

Crash Test Dummies formed in 1989 in Winnipeg, Canada. Crash Test Dummies has 100 chart appearances on 52 radio countdowns from 20 stations on RockLists, spanning 1991–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Superman's Song”, which appears on 22 lists with a best position of #4. The station that charted Crash Test Dummies most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 49 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.

100appearances
52countdowns
8songs charted
20stations
0#1 finishes
1991–2025years

Crash Test Dummies came out of Winnipeg with a sound nobody else was making, and a voice at the center of it you could pick out of any radio lineup: Brad Roberts's deep, grave bass-baritone. Around him the classic lineup was Ellen Reid on keyboards and co-vocals, Brad's brother Dan Roberts on bass, Benjamin Darvill on harmonica and mandolin, and Mitch Dorge on drums, with a wry, bookish streak running through the whole thing.

Their 1991 debut, The Ghosts That Haunt Me, opened with "Superman's Song", a gentle, deadpan charmer that became a hit at home and the first of several top 10 songs in Canada. God Shuffled His Feet, in 1993, took them around the world on the strength of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm", a hushed, strange little song that let a hum do the talking, with "Afternoons and Coffeespoons" and the title track close behind. The band was nominated for the Grammy for Best New Artist.

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

Songs by Crash Test Dummies on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Superman's Song
1,500		 22 #4 – 1991
2 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
1,491		 44 #6 – 1994
3 God Shuffled His Feet
753		 18 #279 – –
4 Afternoons And Coffeespoons
463		 10 #71 – 1994
5 MMM MMM MMM
20		 2 #367 – –
6 Androgynous
16		 1 #838 – –
7 The Ghosts That Haunt Me
9		 1 #84 – 1991
8 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
5		 1 #475 – –

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.

91 94

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2025 441 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2024 517 Superman's Song WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years
2023 390 MMM MMM MMM 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 263 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 782 Superman's Song The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 367 MMM MMM MMM 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 500 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2021 366 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 378 God Shuffled His Feet 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 673 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2020 347 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2019 364 Superman's Song WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019
2019 364 Superman's Song WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019
2019 932 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019
2019 932 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019
2019 1037 God Shuffled His Feet WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019
2014 1020 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1301 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1504 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 965 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1247 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1447 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 921 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1188 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1389 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 888 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1150 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1335 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 859 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1111 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1294 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 279 God Shuffled His Feet WYEP 913 Essential Songs
2009 657 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WYEP 913 Essential Songs
2008 845 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1085 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1269 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 898 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1058 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1267 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 805 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 466 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 59 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1066 Afternoons And Coffeespoons CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1110 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1218 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 486 God Shuffled His Feet 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 548 Afternoons And Coffeespoons 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 756 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 58 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1066 Afternoons And Coffeespoons CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1110 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1217 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 839 Superman's Song WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004)
2003 58 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1066 Afternoons And Coffeespoons CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1110 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1217 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 475 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 58 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1081 Afternoons And Coffeespoons CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1125 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1232 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1068 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 462 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 58 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1082 Afternoons And Coffeespoons CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1126 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1233 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 655 Afternoons And Coffeespoons WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time
2001 1376 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time
2000 463 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 56 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1081 Afternoons And Coffeespoons CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1122 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1232 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 342 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 435 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 56 Superman's Song CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1079 Afternoons And Coffeespoons CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1120 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1232 God Shuffled His Feet CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 506 Superman's Song CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 665 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 351 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1996 453 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 482 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996)
1994 28 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994 54 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994 51 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 46 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994 52 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994
1994 69 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994
1994 6 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 71 Afternoons And Coffeespoons Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 165 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 440 Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1991 4 Superman's Song CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 84 The Ghosts That Haunt Me CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 92 Superman's Song CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 838 Androgynous CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)

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