Song · Dishwalla
“Counting Blue Cars” by Dishwalla
From the album Pet Your Friends (1995)
“Counting Blue Cars” by Dishwalla appears on 20 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1996 and 2005. It was first released in 1995 on the album Pet Your Friends. Its best result is #1 on the Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #26 alternative song of 1996, #1,132 alternative song of all time and #324 of the '90s.
20countdowns
11stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1996–2005years charted
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 70 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 | 107 |
| 1996 | 19 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 | 91 |
| 1996 | 24 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1996 | 25 |
| 1996 | 10 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 | 101 |
| 1996 | 9 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996 | 99 |
| 1996 | 77 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 | 107 |
| 1996 | 1 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 | 96 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 499 | WHFS | WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 209 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 176 | WLIR / WDRE | WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 300 |
| 1999 | 1055 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 1999 | 396 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 397 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 399 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2001 | 227 | WBRU | WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) | 500 |
| 2002 | 399 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1643 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 399 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 399 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 400 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |