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Dinosaur Jr.

Band Amherst United States Formed 1984 US rock band

Dinosaur Jr. formed in 1984 in Amherst, United States. Dinosaur Jr. has 98 chart appearances on 59 radio countdowns from 18 stations on RockLists, spanning 1988–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Feel The Pain”, which appears on 33 lists with a best position of #16. The station that charted Dinosaur Jr. most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 39 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.

98appearances
59countdowns
13songs charted
18stations
0#1 finishes
1988–2024years

Songs by Dinosaur Jr. on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Feel The Pain
1,718		 33 #16 – 1994
2 Start Choppin'
728		 20 #45 – 1993
3 Goin' Home
536		 15 #944 – –
4 Freak Scene
360		 7 #5 – 1988
5 I Don't Think So
190		 9 #1466 – –
6 Just Like Heaven
177		 3 #12 – 1989
7 Said The People
92		 1 #71 – –
8 The Wagon
85		 3 #29 – 1990
9 Get Me
81		 2 #38 – 1993
10 Out There
53		 1 #349 – –
11 Tiny
46		 1 #50 – 2016
12 Been There All the Time
36		 1 #66 – 2007
13 I Ran Away
9		 1 #83 – 2021

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.

88 89 90 93 94 07 16 21

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2024 349 Out There The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 441 The Wagon The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 442 Freak Scene The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 311 Feel The Pain The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 601 Start Choppin' The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2021 83 I Ran Away WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2021
2019 272 Freak Scene KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 402 Start Choppin' KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2016 50 Tiny WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2016
2014 619 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1167 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 646 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1240 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 71 Said The People WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2012 862 Start Choppin' WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2011 672 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1239 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 665 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1191 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 648 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1158 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1956 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 642 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1132 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1927 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 66 Been There All the Time CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 640 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1144 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 443 Feel The Pain KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 468 Feel The Pain Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 199 Feel The Pain WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 278 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 549 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 237 Feel The Pain WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 343 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 1227 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1310 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1466 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 1228 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1310 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1468 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 324 Feel The Pain WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 412 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 1228 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1310 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1468 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 416 Just Like Heaven Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 877 Freak Scene Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1194 Start Choppin' Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 210 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 1243 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1325 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1487 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 79 Start Choppin' Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 618 Feel The Pain Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 711 Freak Scene Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1617 Just Like Heaven Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 196 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 1244 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1326 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1489 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 195 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 1261 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1323 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1489 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 509 Feel The Pain Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 809 Start Choppin' Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 944 Goin' Home Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 176 Feel The Pain WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 342 Feel The Pain The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 231 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 1260 Feel The Pain CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1323 Goin' Home CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1489 I Don't Think So CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1988 The Wagon CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 968 Feel The Pain CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 335 Feel The Pain WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1996 435 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1994 72 Feel The Pain KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994 32 Feel The Pain 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994 16 Feel The Pain Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 22 Feel The Pain Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994 18 Feel The Pain WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994
1994 68 Feel The Pain Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994
1994 25 Feel The Pain Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 395 Start Choppin' WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993 47 Start Choppin' KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
1993 77 Start Choppin' 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993
1993 102 Start Choppin' Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993
1993 100 Start Choppin' Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993
1993 42 Get Me John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993
1993 38 Get Me Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993
1993 45 Start Choppin' Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993
1991 79 Freak Scene Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991)
1990 29 The Wagon John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1990
1990 74 Freak Scene Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990)
1989 12 Just Like Heaven John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1989
1988 5 Freak Scene John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1988