RockLists.com
Cover of The Reality of My Surroundings by Fishbone
Cover: The Reality of My Surroundings

Song · Fishbone

“Sunless Saturday” by Fishbone

From the album The Reality of My Surroundings (1991)

“Sunless Saturday” by Fishbone appears on 20 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1991 and 2022. It was first released in 1991 on the album The Reality of My Surroundings. Its best result is #72 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #179 alternative song of 1991 and #2,363 alternative song of all time.

20countdowns
6stations
#72best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2022years charted

Watch

Fishbone - Sunless Saturday

Video from YouTube (FishboneVEVO). Pressing play loads YouTube's player. Watch on YouTube

"Sunless Saturday" came roaring off The Reality of My Surroundings in 1991, and it's Fishbone in full alt-metal fury: a dark, churning riff, a rhythm section that hits like a riot squad, and vocals that sound genuinely alarmed at the state of things. Kendall Jones wrote both the words and the music, and David Kahne produced it with the band before Michael Brauer mixed it for Columbia.

Spike Lee directed the video, and the single still stands as the highest-charting one Fishbone ever released.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 87 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 107
1991 72 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1761 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1761 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1761 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1750 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1384 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1733 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 797 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1733 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1733 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1455 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1418 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1432 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1459 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1526 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1587 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1649 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 331 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 386 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900

Charting alongside it in 1991

Best songs of 1991 →
  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
  2. 2Losing My ReligionR.E.M.
  3. 3UnbelievableEMF
  4. 4Kiss Them for MeSiouxsie and the Banshees
  5. 5RushBig Audio Dynamite
  6. 6Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers

Comments

Log in or create a free account to join the conversation about "Sunless Saturday" by Fishbone.

Be kind and stay on topic. Guidelines

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.