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Goo Goo Dolls

Band Buffalo United States Formed 1986

Goo Goo Dolls formed in 1986 in Buffalo, United States. Goo Goo Dolls has 231 chart appearances on 121 radio countdowns from 50 stations on RockLists, spanning 1993–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Iris”, which appears on 50 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted Goo Goo Dolls most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 52 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1998.

231appearances
121countdowns
19songs charted
50stations
1#1 finishes
1993–2026years

Goo Goo Dolls started out in Buffalo, New York, as a cover band that found its way to a loud, scrappy punk sound, with John Rzeznik on guitar and lead vocals, Robby Takac on bass and vocals, and George Tutuska on drums. Hold Me Up in 1990, with "There You Are", and Superstar Car Wash in 1993, with "We Are the Normal", show a band with a punk engine and a pop heart that was getting harder to hide.

The breakthrough was "Name", from A Boy Named Goo in 1994: a quiet, confessional ballad that carried Rzeznik's rasp into the mainstream and changed the band's fortunes. "Naked" and "Long Way Down" gave the album some bite, and Mike Malinin took over the drums that year.

Then came "Iris", from Dizzy Up the Girl in 1998, a sweeping, heart-in-throat ballad that refused to leave. It stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 straight months and sat atop the Hot 100 Airplay chart for 18 weeks, and in October 2012 it was ranked first on Billboard's list of the top 100 pop songs from 1992 to 2012. The album had plenty more: the jangly, upbeat "Slide", the brooding "Black Balloon", "Broadway" and "Dizzy".

Gutterflower in 2002 gave them "Here Is Gone" and "Big Machine", and Let Love In in 2006 added "Better Days", "Stay with You" and "Give a Little Bit". All told, Goo Goo Dolls have landed seven top-40 singles on the Hot 100, three of them top 10, sold 15 million records worldwide and collected four Grammy nominations. Rzeznik and Takac are still the core. On rock radio's countdowns, "Iris" and "Name" are the songs people come back to again and again.

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

Songs by Goo Goo Dolls on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Iris
2,966		 50 #1 1 1998
2 Name
2,604		 42 #2 – 1995
3 Slide
1,490		 38 #23 – 1998
4 We Are The Normal
671		 21 #84 – 1993
5 Naked
616		 14 #41 – 1996
6 Black Balloon
530		 11 #12 – 1999
7 There You Are
520		 14 #738 – –
8 Million Miles Away
251		 8 #648 – –
9 Here Is Gone
191		 5 #24 – 2002
10 Dizzy
177		 6 #42 – 1999
11 Big Machine
135		 3 #15 – 2002
12 Long Way Down
96		 4 #91 – 1996
13 Home
88		 2 #31 – 2010
14 Lazy Eye
79		 4 #60 – 1997
15 Nothing Lasts Forever
76		 2 #60 – 2025
16 Yeah I Like You
67		 1 #30 – 2022
17 Sympathy
29		 1 #645 – –
18 All That You Are
25		 1 #80 – 2011
19 Real
25		 1 #67 – 2008

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

93 95 96 97 98 99 02 08 10 11 22 25

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 301 Iris 101X 500 (2026)
2026 363 Iris WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time
2026 1040 We Are The Normal The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound
2025 60 Nothing Lasts Forever WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2025
2025 64 Nothing Lasts Forever The Summit FM Top 91 Songs of 2025
2025 56 Iris Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025)
2025 593 Iris Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025)
2025 109 Iris WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2025 248 Name WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2024 620 Iris Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024)
2024 622 Name WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years
2024 648 Million Miles Away The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs
2023 47 Iris ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time
2023 202 Iris 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 296 Name 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 337 Slide 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 795 Iris Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023)
2023 166 Iris The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 30 Yeah I Like You 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2022
2022 223 Iris 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 282 Name 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 335 Iris X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022 361 Slide 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 400 Iris 101X 500 (2022)
2022 454 Name X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022 73 Name The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2022 319 Iris The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2022 457 We Are The Normal The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2022 645 Sympathy 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2021 255 Iris 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 282 Name 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 360 Slide 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2020 139 Slide The DC101 Top 500
2020 269 Name 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 375 Slide 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 375 Name The DC101 Top 500
2020 390 Iris 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 409 Iris The DC101 Top 500
2020 1513 Name WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 71 Slide Top DC101 of the 90's
2019 53 Name X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's
2015 469 Slide WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2015 491 Iris WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015)
2014 1496 Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1901 There You Are CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 436 Slide WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2014 464 Iris WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2014 481 Long Way Down WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2013 1438 Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1832 There You Are CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 80 All That You Are 106.1 The Corner Top 107 of 2011
2011 1380 Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1777 There You Are CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 31 Home WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2010
2010 56 Home 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010
2010 1326 Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1708 There You Are CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 1285 Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1669 There You Are CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1976 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 67 Real 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2008
2008 1261 Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1640 There You Are CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1950 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1330 Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1664 There You Are CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1946 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006 2 Iris Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2006 516 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 394 Name CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 759 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 793 There You Are CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1260 Naked CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 128 We Are The Normal 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 129 Iris Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 209 Black Balloon 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 709 Slide 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 721 Iris 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 904 Name 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 270 Iris The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 392 Name CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 759 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 793 There You Are CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1260 Naked CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1847 Slide CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 196 Iris Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 392 Name CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 759 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 793 There You Are CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1259 Naked CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1846 Slide CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 95 Here Is Gone Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 24 Here Is Gone 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002
2002 62 Big Machine 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002
2002 58 Here Is Gone CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 56 Here Is Gone Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002
2002 66 Big Machine Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002
2002 15 Big Machine 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 40 Songs of 2002
2002 85 Here Is Gone WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002
2002 392 Name CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 759 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 793 There You Are CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1274 Naked CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1877 Slide CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 70 Name Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 786 Naked Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1325 Long Way Down Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1448 We Are The Normal Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 437 We Are The Normal WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 392 Name CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 759 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 793 There You Are CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1275 Naked CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1892 Slide CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 110 Name WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2001 136 Slide WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2001 209 Iris WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 438 We Are The Normal WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 389 Name CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 759 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 790 There You Are CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1273 Naked CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1888 Slide CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 7 Iris 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2000 18 Name 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2000 56 Black Balloon 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2000 75 Slide 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2000 25 Iris Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)
2000 40 Name Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)
2000 77 Slide Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)
2000 37 Iris DC101 Top 101 Rock Songs of the 90s
2000 84 Name DC101 Top 101 Rock Songs of the 90s
1999 88 Slide KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999 100 Black Balloon KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999 84 Black Balloon Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999 87 Slide Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999 94 Dizzy Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999 30 Slide Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999 40 Black Balloon Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999 82 Dizzy Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999 23 Slide WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999
1999 65 Black Balloon WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999
1999 37 Slide The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999 44 Black Balloon The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999 39 Black Balloon 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999
1999 53 Dizzy 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999
1999 12 Black Balloon WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999
1999 67 Slide WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999
1999 72 Dizzy WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999
1999 29 Slide Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 42 Dizzy Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 47 Black Balloon Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 114 Iris 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 58 Name Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 105 Iris Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 115 Slide Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 430 Naked Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 981 We Are The Normal Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 100 Iris WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 208 Name WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 117 Name WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 128 Iris WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 73 Iris The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 116 Name The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 184 Slide The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 405 Naked The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 916 Black Balloon The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 949 Dizzy The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 412 We Are The Normal WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 388 Name CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 738 There You Are CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1029 We Are The Normal CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1272 Naked CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1886 Slide CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 205 Name CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 487 Long Way Down CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 830 Iris CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 71 Iris The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999)
1999 119 Iris Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999)
1999 60 Iris KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 213 Name KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 87 Name WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 134 Iris WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 345 Slide WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 61 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Year End 1999)
1999 70 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 1999)
1998 9 Iris KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998
1998 54 Slide KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998
1998 15 Iris 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998
1998 28 Slide 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998
1998 18 Iris Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998
1998 53 Slide Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998
1998 22 Iris Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998 41 Slide Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998 20 Iris WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998
1998 45 Slide WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998
1998 20 Iris WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998
1998 43 Slide WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998
1998 22 Iris The End Top 107 Songs of 1998
1998 98 Slide The End Top 107 Songs of 1998
1998 10 Iris The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998
1998 42 Slide The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998
1998 1 Iris WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998
1998 7 Iris DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998 32 Slide DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998 8 Iris Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998
1998 38 Slide Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998
1997 89 Lazy Eye The End Top 107 Songs of 1997
1997 95 Lazy Eye 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997
1997 91 Lazy Eye Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997
1997 60 Lazy Eye WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997
1996 41 Naked Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996
1996 44 Naked The End Top 107 Songs of 1996
1996 95 Naked WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996
1996 51 Naked Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996
1996 91 Long Way Down Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996
1996 471 We Are The Normal WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 945 Name KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996)
1995 19 Name KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995
1995 24 Name 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995
1995 7 Name Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 12 Name WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995
1995 2 Name The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95
1995 10 Name WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995
1995 23 Name WBER Listener Countdown 1995
1995 2 Name Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995
1995 11 Name WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995
1995 950 Name KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1994 497 We Are The Normal WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993 84 We Are The Normal KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
– 84 Iris CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s

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