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“Drive” by Incubus

From the album Make Yourself (1999)

“Drive” by Incubus appears on 66 radio countdowns from 36 stations between 2000 and 2026. It was first released in 1999 on the album Make Yourself. Its best result is #1 on the Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 2001, #803 alternative song of all time and #33 of the '00s.

66countdowns
36stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
15top 10 finishes
2000–2026years charted

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"Drive" came out in 2000 as the third single from Make Yourself, the 1999 album by Incubus, and it's the moment the band eased off the throttle and found something gentler and a whole lot bigger. It became their biggest hit and their breakthrough, climbing to the top of Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart and to number nine on the Hot 100 in 2001.

Scott Litt produced it with the band, Michael Elvis Baskette engineered, and Litt and Rick Will mixed. The sound is all air and light: Mike Einziger's softly rolling guitar, a cello murmuring underneath, Dirk Lance's bass and José Pasillas's drums keeping a relaxed, unhurried pace, and Chris Kilmore adding touches from the turntables. Brandon Boyd sings it close and calm, without a trace of the bluster that ran through so much heavy rock of the day.

It travelled, too, reaching number four in Portugal and number 13 in New Zealand, and it took home Modern Rock Single of the Year at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards.

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

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2000 58 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000 107
2000 23 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000 91
2000 69 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000 105
2000 48 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 101
2000 52 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000 100
2000 75 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2000 93
2000 97 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2000 107
2000 66 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 99
2000 80 103.3 The Edge Buffalo, NY 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000 103
2000 89 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000 102
2001 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 107
2001 9 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 106
2001 3 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 101
2001 9 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 93
2001 6 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 100
2001 3 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2001 107
2001 7 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001 89
2001 10 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 99
2001 5 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2001 103
2001 6 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 41 Songs of 2001 40
2001 3 WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2001 106
2001 8 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 99
2001 1 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 100
2019 85 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2019 88
2020 70 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020 93

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 307 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 27 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2002 677 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 91 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 76 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 13 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium 96
2005 557 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 22 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 304 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 464 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 123 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2008 135 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 23 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 74 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 145 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 38 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 27 WJRR WJRR Top 101 Songs of the Decade 101
2010 7 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2010 697 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 6 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2015 40 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 33 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 250 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2020 23 DC101 Top DC101 of the 90's 101
2020 51 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 489 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 35 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2021 113 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 899 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 256 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 76 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 659 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 83 ALT 104.5 ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time 104
2023 126 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2024 490 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 138 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 61 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100
2025 708 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 66 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 404 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 43 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

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