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“Malibu” by Hole
From the album Celebrity Skin (1998)
“Malibu” by Hole appears on 31 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1998 and 2024. It was first released in 1998 on the album Celebrity Skin. Its best result is #16 on the WFNX Top 99 Songs of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #36 alternative song of 1999, #2,784 alternative song of all time and #124 of the '90s.
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"Malibu" came off Hole's third album, Celebrity Skin, and went out as its second single in December 1998, a sun-bleached, radio-ready swoon. Courtney Love wrote the words and shared the music with guitarist Eric Erlandson and Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, who had a hand in four other songs on the album. Michael Beinhorn produced and Chris Lord-Alge mixed, and the guitars glitter like the Pacific at noon while Love sings with a rough-edged tenderness.
It turned out to be one of Hole's biggest successes with both listeners and critics, climbing to number three on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and earning a Grammy nomination in 1999. The single came backed with "Drag" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 191 | KROQ | KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) | 300 |
| 1999 | 204 | WHFS | WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 111 | 91X | 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 751 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 1999 | 304 | WFNX | WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) | 500 |
| 1999 | 360 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2004 | 101 | WBCN | WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004) | 104 |
| 2007 | 439 | KROQ | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) | 500 |
| 2020 | 377 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) | 420 |
| 2021 | 422 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2021 | 347 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) | 420 |
| 2022 | 357 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) | 420 |
| 2023 | 367 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) | 420 |
| 2023 | 285 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
| 2024 | 89 | 107.7 The End | The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) | 100 |
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