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“When I Come Around” by Green Day

From the album Dookie (1994)

“When I Come Around” by Green Day appears on 60 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1994 and 2025. It was first released in 1994 on the album Dookie. Its best result is #2 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #37 alternative song of 1995, #219 alternative song of all time and #29 of the '90s.

60countdowns
20stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1994–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 37 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 9 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 88 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 28 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 30 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1995 2 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 15 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 99 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 27 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 25 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 21 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1995 30 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 114 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 353 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 19 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 19 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 195 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 13 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 36 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 19 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1652 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 53 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 1652 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1652 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 154 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 228 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1644 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 665 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 175 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1632 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 80 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 31 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1632 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 38 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 175 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1628 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 59 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 100 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 59 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 45 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 8 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 69 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 17 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 13 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 11 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 18 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 10 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 45 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 17 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 17 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 17 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 16 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 1282 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 46 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2021 1005 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 350 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 140 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 793 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 1042 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 613 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: What I Come Around.

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