Song · Goldfinger
“99 Red Balloons” by Goldfinger
From the album Stomping Ground (2000)
“99 Red Balloons” by Goldfinger appears on 5 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2000 and 2024. It was first released in 2000 on the album Stomping Ground. Its best result is #4 on The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #115 alternative song of 2000 and #7,246 alternative song of all time.
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"99 Red Balloons" turned up on Goldfinger's 2000 album Stomping Ground, the band laying claim to a song written by Carlo Karges (words) and Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (music). John Feldmann produced it with Jay Rifkin and engineered it alongside Mark Dearnley. The band made an outside song feel right at home on a record of their own.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 | 99 |
| 2000 | 13 | 103.3 The Edge Buffalo, NY | 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | The Buzz | The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) | 144 |
| 2022 | 462 | X96 | X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time | 500 |
| 2024 | 457 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
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