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“The Pretender” by Foo Fighters

From the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace (2007)

“The Pretender” by Foo Fighters appears on 38 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 2007 on the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 2007, #1,315 alternative song of all time and #52 of the '00s.

38countdowns
14stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
8top 10 finishes
2007–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2007 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 107
2007 1 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 91
2007 12 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 106
2007 10 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 8 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 100
2007 29 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2007 107
2007 80 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 12 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 102
2007 24 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 18 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 105
2007 4 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2007 60
2007 6 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 100
2008 3 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 106
2008 29 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008 91
2008 2 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008 105
2008 54 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2008 427 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 20 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 140 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 61 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 11 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2011 69 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011) 70
2011 100 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 47 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2013 47 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2014 28 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2015 65 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2017 48 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2018 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2019 56 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2020 77 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2021 80 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2023 86 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2023 80 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2024 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2024 400 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 1043 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

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