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“Criminal” by Fiona Apple

From the album Tidal (1996)

“Criminal” by Fiona Apple appears on 28 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1997 and 2023. It was first released in 1996 on the album Tidal. Its best result is #8 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #30 alternative song of 1997, #1,193 alternative song of all time and #247 of the '90s.

28countdowns
11stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1997–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 25 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 107
1997 32 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 91
1997 43 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 105
1997 26 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 101
1997 8 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 17 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 241 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 146 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 205 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 1734 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 94 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 1734 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1734 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 283 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1724 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1709 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1709 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1709 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 614 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 596 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 576 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 554 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 565 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 579 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 585 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 365 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1817 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2023 9 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

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