Song · dada
“Dim” by dada
From the album Puzzle (1992)
“Dim” by dada appears on 14 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1992 on the album Puzzle. Its best result is #440 on the CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,187 alternative song of all time.
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"Dim" sits on Puzzle, the debut album dada put out on I.R.S. Records in 1992, with the music credited to Phil Leavitt and the production to the band itself. The record's hit single was "Dizz Knee Land", but critics found plenty going on around it: a band squinting at the Southern California dream and its seamier undersides, all Los Angeles imagery, sunny tunes and vocal harmonies made for the radio.
Puzzle has refused to fade away. It came back in 2004 with bonus tracks on Blue Cave Records, and Record Store Day 2025 brought a limited vinyl pressing of 2,000 copies.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 440 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 441 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 442 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 442 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 442 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 442 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 444 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1201 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1210 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1238 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1269 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1323 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1378 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1440 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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