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“Holiday In Cambodia” by Dead Kennedys

From the album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980)

“Holiday In Cambodia” by Dead Kennedys appears on 47 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1980 and 2019. It was first released in 1980 on the album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. Its best result is #6 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #15 alternative song of 1980 and #200 alternative song of all time.

47countdowns
13stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1980–2019years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 15 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 6 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980) 50
1981 9 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981) 50
1982 14 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982) 50
1988 91 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 394 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 220 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1989 6 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 12 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 499 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 634 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 26 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 82 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 33 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 101 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 120 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 185 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 118 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 277 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 208 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 262 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 301 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 741 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 777 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 180 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 14 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) 50
2001 182 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 134 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 524 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 141 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 146 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 221 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2005 123 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2006 389 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 121 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 70 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 1659 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 130 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 1602 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 431 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 1621 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1407 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1349 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1398 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1458 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 567 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 354 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627

Also listed as: Holiday in Cambodia.

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