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Deftones

Band Sacramento United States Formed 1988

Deftones formed in 1988 in Sacramento, United States. Deftones has 174 chart appearances on 147 radio countdowns from 45 stations on RockLists, spanning 1996–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Change (In the House of Flies)”, which appears on 34 lists with a best position of #5. The station that charted Deftones most often is WBER (Rochester, NY), with 31 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2000.

174appearances

147countdowns

35songs charted

45stations

0#1 finishes

1996–2026years

Deftones came out of Sacramento in 1988 with a sound that bruised and soothed in the same breath. Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham started it; bassist Chi Cheng signed on in 1990, and Frank Delgado brought his keyboards, samplers and turntables in 1999. Maverick Records gave them a deal, their debut Adrenaline built a following the hard way, on the road and by word of mouth, and Around the Fur in 1997 went platinum with the crushing "My Own Summer (Shove It)" aboard.

They got filed under nu metal, and then White Pony in 2000 left that crowd standing in the parking lot. Carpenter's riffs still hit like a dropped piano, but Moreno drifted over them in a dreamy croon, and the whole thing got stranger and more beautiful: "Change (In the House of Flies)" creeps and swells, "Digital Bath" shimmers like something seen underwater, and "Elite" won them a Grammy for Best Metal Performance. The self-titled follow-up in 2003, home of "Minerva", opened at number 2 in America, and Saturday Night Wrist in 2006 came out of a band at odds with itself.

Tragedy struck in 2008, when Cheng was badly hurt in a car crash during sessions for an album called Eros; he never recovered, and the band shelved the record. Quicksand's Sergio Vega stepped in on bass, and Diamond Eyes, Koi no Yokan, Gore and Ohms kept the critics firmly on side.

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

Songs by Deftones on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Change (In the House of Flies)	2,047	34	#5	–	2000
2	Diamond Eyes	945	18	#2	–	2010
3	Minerva	828	16	#20	–	2003
4	Hole in the Earth	387	12	#36	–	2006
5	My Own Summer (Shove It)	327	13	#5	–	1997
6	Digital Bath	318	9	#20	–	2001
7	Back to School	281	8	#48	–	2000
8	Tempest	239	9	#36	–	2012
9	Ohms	230	4	#2	–	2020
10	Be Quiet And Drive	213	6	#59	–	1998
11	Infinite Source	203	4	#14	–	2025
12	You've Seen the Butcher	198	6	#47	–	2010
13	Engine No. 9	159	2	#21	–	1997
14	My Mind Is A Mountain	112	2	#7	–	2025
15	Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)	97	2	#25	–	1998
16	7 Words	95	1	#6	–	1996
17	Genesis	92	1	#8	–	2021
18	Leathers	88	2	#62	–	2012
19	Radiant City	83	1	#19	–	2022
20	Swerve City	74	2	#84	–	2013
21	Bored	73	1	#28	–	1996
22	Around The Fur	72	1	#28	–	1998
23	Ceremony	67	2	#27	–	2021
24	Hexagram	63	1	#73	–	2003
25	Entombed	61	1	#53	–	2013
26	Bloody Cape	59	1	#81	–	2003
27	Urantia	57	1	#37	–	2021
28	This Link Is Dead	57	1	#47	–	2022
29	Prayers/Triangles	51	2	#60	–	2016
30	Lotion	48	1	#52	–	1998
31	Mein	35	1	#85	–	2007
32	Doomed User	33	1	#79	–	2016
33	Wax And Wane	30	1	#113	–	2006
34	Good Morning Beautiful	24	1	#174	–	2004
35	Romantic Dreams	3	1	#40	–	2014

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.

96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04 06 07 10 11 12 13 14 16 20 21 22 25

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	61	My Own Summer (Shove It)	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2026)
2026	201	Change (In the House of Flies)	101X 500 (2026)
2025	30	Infinite Source	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2025
2025	78	My Mind Is A Mountain	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2025
2025	7	My Mind Is A Mountain	WBER Listener Countdown 2025
2025	14	Infinite Source	93X Top 25 Songs of 2025
2025	48	Infinite Source	WERG Top 90 of 2025
2025	63	Infinite Source	98KUPD Top 98 of 2025
2023	313	Be Quiet And Drive	105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023	320	Change (In the House of Flies)	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023)
2022	19	Radiant City	WBER Listener Countdown 2022
2022	47	This Link Is Dead	WBER Listener Countdown 2022
2022	98	Artist ranking	The End Top 100 Alternative Artists of All Time
2022	183	Change (In the House of Flies)	101X 500 (2022)
2022	312	Be Quiet And Drive	105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022	490	My Own Summer (Shove It)	X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2021	8	Genesis	WBER Listener Countdown 2021
2021	27	Ceremony	KILO's Top 30 Kountdown of 2021
2021	37	Urantia	WBER Listener Countdown 2021
2021	46	Ceremony	98KUPD Top 98 of 2021
2021	350	Be Quiet And Drive	105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2020	66	Ohms	91X Top 91 Songs of 2020
2020	2	Ohms	98KUPD Top 98 of 2020
2020	9	Ohms	WBER Listener Countdown 2020
2020	18	Ohms	93X Top 20 Songs of 2020
2020	371	Be Quiet And Drive	105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2019	319	Change (In the House of Flies)	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019)
2016	91	Prayers/Triangles	91X Top 91 Songs of 2016
2016	60	Prayers/Triangles	WBER Listener Countdown 2016
2016	79	Doomed User	WBER Listener Countdown 2016
2015	227	Change (In the House of Flies)	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014	40	Romantic Dreams	KILO 2014 Top 40 Rock Countdown
2014	84	Swerve City	WBER Listener Countdown 2014
2014	217	Change (In the House of Flies)	WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2013	51	Tempest	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013
2013	36	Tempest	WCYY Year End Top 50 of 2013
2013	53	Entombed	WBER Listener Countdown 2013
2013	68	Tempest	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013
2013	68	Tempest	94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2013
2013	84	Swerve City	WBER Listener Countdown 2013
2013	89	Leathers	WBER Listener Countdown 2013
2012	87	Tempest	91X Top 91 Songs of 2012
2012	85	Tempest	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012
2012	45	Tempest	96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012
2012	62 (tie)	Leathers	WBER Listener Countdown 2012
2012	80	Tempest	98KUPD Top 98 of 2012
2012	86	Tempest	97X Top 97 Songs of 2012
2011	63	You've Seen the Butcher	98KUPD Top 98 of 2011
2011	86	You've Seen the Butcher	105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011
2011	102	Diamond Eyes	105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011
2011	64	My Own Summer (Shove It)	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011)
2010	43	Diamond Eyes	91X Top 91 Songs of 2010
2010	25	Diamond Eyes	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010	47	You've Seen the Butcher	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010	27	Diamond Eyes	89X Top 89 Songs of 2010
2010	43	Diamond Eyes	102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010
2010	58	Diamond Eyes	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010
2010	2	Diamond Eyes	KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010
2010	15	Diamond Eyes	105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010
2010	33	Diamond Eyes	99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010
2010	36	Diamond Eyes	WCYY Top 50 of 2010
2010	38	Diamond Eyes	Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010
2010	40	Diamond Eyes	X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010
2010	41	Diamond Eyes	KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010	42	Diamond Eyes	89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010
2010	44	Diamond Eyes	94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010
2010	45	Diamond Eyes	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2010
2010	53	Diamond Eyes	WBER Listener Countdown 2010
2010	57	You've Seen the Butcher	105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010
2010	65	You've Seen the Butcher	KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010	86	You've Seen the Butcher	WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010
2010	67	My Own Summer (Shove It)	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2010)
2010	91	Diamond Eyes	WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade
2009	64	My Own Summer (Shove It)	Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009)
2008	470	Change (In the House of Flies)	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2007	96	Hole in the Earth	102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007	85 (tie)	Mein	WBER Listener Countdown 2007
2007	61	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2007)
2007	105	Artist ranking	Live 105 Top 105.3 Artists of All-Time (May 2007)
2006	93	Hole in the Earth	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006
2006	75	Hole in the Earth	91X Top 91 Songs of 2006
2006	68	Hole in the Earth	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006
2006	69	Hole in the Earth	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006
2006	56	Hole in the Earth	The End Top 107 Songs of 2006
2006	75	Hole in the Earth	89X Top 89 Songs of 2006
2006	36	Hole in the Earth	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006
2006	49	Hole in the Earth	WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006
2006	70	Hole in the Earth	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2006
2006	72 (tie)	Hole in the Earth	WBER Listener Countdown 2006
2006	113 (tie)	Wax And Wane	WBER Listener Countdown 2006
2006	85	Hole in the Earth	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006
2006	319	Change (In the House of Flies)	KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	449	Change (In the House of Flies)	Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2005	265	Change (In the House of Flies)	99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005	24	Change (In the House of Flies)	96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium
2004	174 (tie)	Good Morning Beautiful	WBER Listener Countdown 2004
2003	37	Minerva	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003
2003	89	Minerva	91X Top 91 Songs of 2003
2003	28	Minerva	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003
2003	41	Minerva	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003
2003	50	Minerva	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003
2003	55	Minerva	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003
2003	49	Minerva	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003	34	Minerva	89X Top 89 Songs of 2003
2003	69	Minerva	Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003	49	Minerva	CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003
2003	30	Minerva	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003
2003	67	Minerva	WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003
2003	20	Minerva	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 50 Songs of 2003
2003	59 (tie)	Minerva	WBER Listener Countdown 2003
2003	66	Minerva	Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2003
2003	73 (tie)	Hexagram	WBER Listener Countdown 2003
2003	81 (tie)	Bloody Cape	WBER Listener Countdown 2003
2003	48	Minerva	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003	245	Change (In the House of Flies)	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2002	260	Change (In the House of Flies)	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002	107	Change (In the House of Flies)	The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial)
2002	993	Change (In the House of Flies)	KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002)
2002	55	Artist ranking	KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2002)
2002	53	Artist ranking	WHFS Top 99 Artists of All-Time (November 2002)
2001	44	Digital Bath	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001
2001	88	Digital Bath	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001	72	Digital Bath	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001
2001	72	Digital Bath	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001
2001	101	Digital Bath	The End Top 107 Songs of 2001
2001	20	Digital Bath	89X Top 89 Songs of 2001
2001	31	Digital Bath	WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001
2001	95	Digital Bath	99X Top 99 Songs of 2001
2001	71	Digital Bath	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001
2001	440	Change (In the House of Flies)	WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000	7	Change (In the House of Flies)	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000
2000	67	Change (In the House of Flies)	91X Top 91 Songs of 2000
2000	5	Change (In the House of Flies)	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000
2000	87	Back to School	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000
2000	17	Change (In the House of Flies)	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000
2000	14	Change (In the House of Flies)	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000
2000	38	Change (In the House of Flies)	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2000
2000	12	Change (In the House of Flies)	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2000
2000	71	Back to School	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2000
2000	33	Change (In the House of Flies)	The End Top 107 Songs of 2000
2000	92	Back to School	The End Top 107 Songs of 2000
2000	7	Change (In the House of Flies)	89X Top 89 Songs of 2000
2000	61	Back to School	89X Top 89 Songs of 2000
2000	16	Change (In the House of Flies)	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000
2000	48	Back to School	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000
2000	12	Change (In the House of Flies)	WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2000
2000	49	Back to School	WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2000
2000	9	Change (In the House of Flies)	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000
2000	10	Change (In the House of Flies)	KEDJ Millennium Meltdown Countdown 2001
2000	24	Change (In the House of Flies)	WBER Listener Countdown 2000
2000	28	Change (In the House of Flies)	103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000
2000	28	Change (In the House of Flies)	WBCN Top 104 Songs of Y2K
2000	52	Back to School	WBER Listener Countdown 2000
2000	75	Back to School	103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000
2000	11	Change (In the House of Flies)	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000
2000	72	Change (In the House of Flies)	KEDJ Countdown 2000 (106 songs)
1999	92	My Own Summer (Shove It)	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999	87	My Own Summer (Shove It)	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999
1999	85	My Own Summer (Shove It)	The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999	139	Be Quiet And Drive	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	535	My Own Summer (Shove It)	The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1998	59	Be Quiet And Drive	The End Top 107 Songs of 1998
1998	80	Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998
1998	25	Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)	WBER Listener Countdown 1998
1998	28	Around The Fur	WBER Listener Countdown 1998
1998	52	Lotion	WBER Listener Countdown 1998
1998	80	My Own Summer (Shove It)	DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1997	5	My Own Summer (Shove It)	WBER Listener Countdown 1997
1997	20	My Own Summer (Shove It)	KISW Top 25 Songs from 1997
1997	21	Engine No. 9	WBER Listener Countdown 1997
1997	51	My Own Summer (Shove It)	KEGL The Eagle's Top 97 Songs of 1997
1996	6	7 Words	WBER Listener Countdown 1996
1996	22	Engine No. 9	WBER Listener Countdown 1996
1996	28	Bored	WBER Listener Countdown 1996

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