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“Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls

From the album Dizzy Up the Girl (1998)

“Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls appears on 30 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1998 and 2025. It was first released in 1998 on the album Dizzy Up the Girl. Its best result is #2 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #13 alternative song of 1998, #999 alternative song of all time and #85 of the '90s.

30countdowns
18stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1998–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 9 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 107
1998 15 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 91
1998 18 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 106
1998 22 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 20 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 100
1998 20 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 102
1998 22 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 107
1998 8 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 84 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1999 60 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 134 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 114 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 105 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 100 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 128 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 73 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 830 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 71 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
1999 119 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 25 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2001 209 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2004 270 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 196 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 129 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 2 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2023 166 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 795 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 620 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 56 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100
2025 593 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

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