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“Connection” by Elastica

From the album Elastica (1995)

“Connection” by Elastica appears on 43 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1994 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album Elastica. Its best result is #4 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #18 alternative song of 1995, #512 alternative song of all time and #174 of the '90s.

43countdowns
16stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1994–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 4 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 50
1995 35 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 56 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 8 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1995 10
1995 25 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 7 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 11 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 32 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 94 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1999 127 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 353 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 298 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 351 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 315 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 429 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1373 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 315 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1373 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 315 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1375 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 466 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 303 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1374 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1062 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 333 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1360 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 181 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1360 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 104 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 325 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1358 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 145 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 298 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 403 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 536 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 536 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 533 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 544 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 560 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 567 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 574 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 242 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2025 18 Absolute Radio Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems 100

Also listed as: connection.

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