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Hole

Band Los Angeles United States Active 1989–2012 American alternative rock band

Hole formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, United States and was active until 2012. Hole has 269 chart appearances on 130 radio countdowns from 44 stations on RockLists, spanning 1991–2025. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Celebrity Skin”, which appears on 54 lists with a best position of #4. The station that charted Hole most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 32 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1998.

269appearances
130countdowns
16songs charted
44stations
0#1 finishes
1991–2025years

Hole came screaming out of Los Angeles in 1989, founded by singer and guitarist Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson, with the city's punk scene ringing in their ears. Their debut, Pretty on the Inside, came out in 1991 with Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth producing, and it is a noisy, lacerating record that got the alternative press in both Britain and America talking. Songs like "Teenage Whore" weren't made for easy listening, and that was the point.

The rhythm section never sat still. Caroline Rue and Jill Emery were there early, Leslie Hardy passed through, and by the time Hole cut Live Through This, drummer Patty Schemel and bassist Kristen Pfaff had given the band its muscle. Released on DGC in 1994, it mixes punk, grunge and pop into something that sounds both wounded and dangerous, and it was acclaimed on arrival and went platinum inside a year. "Doll Parts" is its raw nerve, a fragile, bruised song that builds to a howl, while "Violet" and "Miss World" swing between whisper and scream. Pfaff died in 1994, and Melissa Auf der Maur stepped in on bass.

Love's lyrics went straight at body image, abuse and sexual exploitation, and scholars have since singled Hole out as the highest-profile band of the '90s to tackle gender head on. Celebrity Skin in 1998 traded the raw punk for gleaming, radio-ready rock, and the title track and "Malibu" made them sound like California sunshine with a bad attitude. Critics loved it, and it moved around 2 million copies around the world, and "Awful" added one more hook. Samantha Maloney took over the drums near the end of that run.

The band split in 2002. Love revived the name with new players in 2010, over Erlandson's objection that it broke an agreement between them, and Nobody's Daughter, which began life as a Love solo album, appeared under the Hole banner. In all, Hole collected four Grammy nominations and sold more than three million records in the US, and on rock radio's countdowns "Doll Parts" and "Celebrity Skin" still cut through.

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

Songs by Hole on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Celebrity Skin
2,829		 54 #4 – 1998
2 Doll Parts
2,733		 57 #2 – 1994
3 Violet
1,620		 34 #12 – 1995
4 Malibu
1,364		 31 #16 – 1999
5 Miss World
1,085		 25 #17 – 1994
6 Awful
522		 16 #33 – 1999
7 Rock Star
349		 8 #301 – –
8 Gold Dust Woman
270		 10 #47 – 1996
9 Skinny Little Bitch
248		 9 #53 – 2010
10 Asking For It
185		 6 #68 – 1995
11 Burn Black
88		 1 #7 – 1991
12 Teenage Whore
82		 1 #10 – 1991
13 Softer, Softest
74		 4 #81 – 1995
14 Olympia
52		 1 #25 – 1993
15 Beautiful Son
8		 1 #47 – 1993
16 Boys on the Radio
7		 1 #101 – 1999

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.

91 93 94 95 96 98 99 10

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2025 19 Violet WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2025 164 Doll Parts WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2024 606 Violet WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years
2024 89 Malibu The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)
2024 86 Violet The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 368 Celebrity Skin The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 465 Gold Dust Woman The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs
2023 72 Celebrity Skin ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time
2023 188 Celebrity Skin 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 262 Violet 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 357 Doll Parts 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 367 Malibu 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 405 Miss World WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023
2023 156 Violet The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 270 Celebrity Skin The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 293 Doll Parts The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 577 Miss World The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 285 Malibu The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places
2022 89 Artist ranking The End Top 100 Alternative Artists of All Time
2022 148 Celebrity Skin 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 288 Violet 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 357 Malibu 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 391 Doll Parts 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 498 Doll Parts X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022 447 Doll Parts The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2022 617 Celebrity Skin The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2022 820 Violet The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021 150 Celebrity Skin 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 347 Malibu 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 365 Violet 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 410 Doll Parts 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 82 Doll Parts 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 243 Violet 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 422 Malibu 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 611 Miss World 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2021 804 Celebrity Skin 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2020 142 Celebrity Skin 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 345 Celebrity Skin The DC101 Top 500
2020 377 Malibu 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 391 Doll Parts 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2020 442 Doll Parts The DC101 Top 500
2018 720 Violet The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2014 453 Celebrity Skin WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014)
2010 81 Skinny Little Bitch 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010
2010 83 Skinny Little Bitch 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010
2010 64 Skinny Little Bitch The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010
2010 53 Skinny Little Bitch 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010
2010 57 Skinny Little Bitch 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010
2010 65 Skinny Little Bitch Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 71 Skinny Little Bitch KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010
2010 73 Skinny Little Bitch Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010
2010 86 Skinny Little Bitch 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010
2010 159 Doll Parts 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010)
2009 367 Doll Parts Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2008 313 Celebrity Skin KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 385 Doll Parts KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2007 188 Celebrity Skin KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007 251 Doll Parts KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007 344 Violet KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007 399 Miss World KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007 439 Malibu KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007 97 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2007)
2007 71 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105.3 Artists of All-Time (May 2007)
2006 306 Celebrity Skin KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 401 Doll Parts KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 490 Violet KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 300 Celebrity Skin Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 412 Doll Parts Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 89 Doll Parts The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006)
2006 77 Artist ranking 91X Top 100 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2006)
2005 94 Doll Parts CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1134 Miss World CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1199 Rock Star CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1806 Celebrity Skin CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 467 Celebrity Skin 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 679 Doll Parts 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 803 Violet 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 98 Celebrity Skin Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005)
2005 83 Violet 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the 90s
2005 76 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Biggest Bands of All-Time (July 2005)
2004 331 Celebrity Skin The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 382 Asking For It The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 416 Doll Parts The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 447 Violet The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 99 Doll Parts CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1134 Miss World CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1198 Rock Star CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1810 Celebrity Skin CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 243 Celebrity Skin Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 35 Celebrity Skin WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004)
2004 53 Violet WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004)
2004 70 Doll Parts WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004)
2004 91 Gold Dust Woman WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004)
2004 101 Malibu WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004)
2003 320 Doll Parts WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 99 Doll Parts CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1134 Miss World CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1198 Rock Star CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1810 Celebrity Skin CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 49 Doll Parts WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002)
2002 271 Doll Parts WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 99 Doll Parts CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1149 Miss World CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1213 Rock Star CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1834 Celebrity Skin CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1900 Awful CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 504 Doll Parts Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 679 Violet Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 975 Miss World Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1292 Asking For It Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1915 Softer, Softest Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 64 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2002)
2002 80 Artist ranking WHFS Top 99 Artists of All-Time (November 2002)
2001 287 Doll Parts WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 99 Doll Parts CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1150 Miss World CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1214 Rock Star CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1848 Celebrity Skin CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1915 Awful CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 225 Celebrity Skin WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 286 Doll Parts WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 90 Doll Parts CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1149 Miss World CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1208 Rock Star CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1846 Celebrity Skin CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1913 Awful CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 28 Celebrity Skin Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)
2000 76 Doll Parts Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000)
1999 33 Celebrity Skin KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999 39 Malibu KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999 50 Awful KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999 101 Boys on the Radio KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999
1999 75 Awful 91X Top 91 Songs of 1999
1999 14 Celebrity Skin Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999 52 Awful Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999 56 Malibu Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999
1999 28 Malibu Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999 57 Celebrity Skin Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999 59 Awful Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999
1999 33 Malibu WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999
1999 64 Awful WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999
1999 13 Celebrity Skin K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999
1999 63 Malibu K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999
1999 66 Awful K-Rock Top 92 Songs of 1999
1999 16 Malibu WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999
1999 33 Awful WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999
1999 93 Celebrity Skin WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999
1999 60 Awful The End Top 107 Songs of 1999
1999 25 Malibu 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999
1999 55 Awful 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999
1999 82 Malibu WEQX Top 102.7 of 1999
1999 101 Celebrity Skin WBER Listener Countdown 1999
1999 21 Malibu Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 48 Celebrity Skin Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 63 Awful Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999
1999 111 Malibu 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 192 Violet 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 385 Doll Parts 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 140 Doll Parts Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 329 Violet Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 447 Softer, Softest Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 636 Asking For It Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 676 Gold Dust Woman Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 751 Malibu Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1001 Awful Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 73 Violet WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 100 Celebrity Skin WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 258 Doll Parts WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 304 Malibu WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 319 Miss World WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 147 Violet The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 217 Doll Parts The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 239 Celebrity Skin The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 258 Awful The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 268 Miss World The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 360 Malibu The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 892 Asking For It The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 269 Doll Parts WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 90 Doll Parts CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1146 Miss World CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1207 Rock Star CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1845 Celebrity Skin CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1912 Awful CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 161 Doll Parts CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 266 Miss World CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 301 Rock Star CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 691 Gold Dust Woman CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 890 Celebrity Skin CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 82 Violet The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999)
1999 43 Celebrity Skin KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 158 Doll Parts KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 169 Violet KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 191 Malibu KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 73 Celebrity Skin WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 204 Malibu WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 273 Doll Parts WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 298 Violet WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 465 Miss World WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1999 24 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 1999)
1999 28 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Year End 1999)
1998 8 Celebrity Skin KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998
1998 81 Malibu KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998
1998 4 Celebrity Skin 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998
1998 31 Malibu 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998
1998 23 Celebrity Skin Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998
1998 92 Malibu Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998
1998 35 Celebrity Skin Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998 8 Celebrity Skin WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998
1998 54 Malibu WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998
1998 11 Celebrity Skin WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998
1998 11 Celebrity Skin The End Top 107 Songs of 1998
1998 26 Malibu The End Top 107 Songs of 1998
1998 6 Celebrity Skin The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998
1998 75 Malibu The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 1998
1998 16 Celebrity Skin WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998
1998 27 Celebrity Skin DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998
1998 40 Celebrity Skin WBER Listener Countdown 1998
1998 4 Celebrity Skin Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998
1998 49 Malibu Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998
1998 26 Celebrity Skin Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998
1997 32 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 1997)
1996 47 Gold Dust Woman 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996
1996 89 Gold Dust Woman Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996
1996 66 Gold Dust Woman The End Top 107 Songs of 1996
1996 93 Gold Dust Woman WBER Listener Countdown 1996
1996 96 Gold Dust Woman WBCN Top 104 Songs of 1996
1996 73 Gold Dust Woman Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996
1996 327 Doll Parts Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 441 Miss World Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 380 Doll Parts WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 12 Violet KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995
1995 68 Asking For It KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995
1995 47 Violet 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995
1995 81 Softer, Softest 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995
1995 50 Violet Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 68 Asking For It Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 101 Softer, Softest Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 28 Violet John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995
1995 34 Doll Parts The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95
1995 55 Violet WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995
1995 66 Violet The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95
1995 87 Doll Parts WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995
1995 90 Violet Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995
1995 64 Violet WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995
1995 140 Violet KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 42 Violet Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1995 188 Doll Parts Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1995 263 Miss World Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 24 Doll Parts KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994 59 Miss World KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994 2 Doll Parts 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994 35 Miss World 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994 26 Doll Parts Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 62 Miss World Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 25 Doll Parts Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994 69 Miss World Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994 37 Doll Parts WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994
1994 17 Miss World John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994
1994 45 Doll Parts John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994
1994 28 Doll Parts Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994
1994 34 Miss World Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994
1994 56 Miss World Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 69 Doll Parts Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 399 Doll Parts WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993 25 Olympia John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993
1993 47 Beautiful Son John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993
1991 7 Burn Black John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty')
1991 10 Teenage Whore John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty')
– 53 Doll Parts CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s

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