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“Around The World” by Daft Punk

From the album Homework (1997)

“Around The World” by Daft Punk appears on 21 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1997 and 2024. It was first released in 1997 on the album Homework. Its best result is #15 on the WBER Listener Countdown 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #114 alternative song of 1997 and #1,367 alternative song of all time.

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Daft Punk - Around the World (Official Audio)

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"Around the World" comes off Daft Punk's 1997 debut album, Homework, and it's a whole song built out of one phrase: the title, repeated 144 times on the album version until it stops being words and turns into pure rhythm. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo wrote and produced it themselves, and underneath that chant sits a rubbery bass line and a disco strut that won't quit.

Virgin sent it out as the second single from Homework, and it became a club smash around the globe, topping the dance charts in Canada, Spain, the UK and the US. Michel Gondry directed the video, with choreography by Blanca Li, and NME later placed the song at number 21 on its 2011 list of the best tracks of the preceding 15 years.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1997	55	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 1997	91
1997	102	107.7 The End Seattle, WA	The End Top 107 Songs of 1997	107
1997	15	WBER Rochester, NY	WBER Listener Countdown 1997	99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
1999	555	Q101	Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	1017
1999	885	107.7 The End	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)	1077
2004	429	107.7 The End	The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)	500
2007	393	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	397	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	397	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2009	58	Triple J	Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009)	100
2010	394	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	395	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	395	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2013	59	Triple J	Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013)	100
2014	393	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013
2018	859	The Current	The Current's 893 Essential Songs	892
2021	80	90.9 The Bridge	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s	908
2022	126	The Colorado Sound	The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s	900
2022	254	KEXP	KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)	491
2023	281	The Current	The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s	893
2024	73	107.7 The End	The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)	100

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