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“Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day

From the album nimrod. (1997)

“Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day appears on 40 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1997 and 2025. It was first released in 1997 on the album nimrod.. Its best result is #2 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 1998, #1,035 alternative song of all time and #50 of the '90s.

40countdowns
16stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
9top 10 finishes
1997–2025years charted

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Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 48 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 72 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1997 107
1998 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 107
1998 34 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 91
1998 3 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 106
1998 7 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 2 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 100
1998 41 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 102
1998 3 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 38 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 48 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 346 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 80 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1794 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 9 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 15 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 1796 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1796 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 436 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1783 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 58 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2003 9 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 329 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1538 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 44 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1538 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 74 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 8 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 1533 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 6 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 112 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2008 123 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 75 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2012 20 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2021 457 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 764 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 96 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 355 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 766 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 465 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: (Good Riddance) Time of Your Life; Good Riddance (time of Your Life); Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life).

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