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“Stellar” by Incubus

From the album Make Yourself (1999)

“Stellar” by Incubus appears on 41 radio countdowns from 22 stations between 2000 and 2026. It was first released in 1999 on the album Make Yourself. Its best result is #4 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #16 alternative song of 2000, #794 alternative song of all time and #165 of the '00s.

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#4best position
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"Stellar" floated off Incubus's third album, Make Yourself, as its second single in 2000, and it's Incubus at their dreamiest. The five members wrote it together, and Scott Litt co-produced with the band and mixed it with Rick Will.

Mike Einziger's guitar shimmers and glides instead of chugging, Dirk Lance's bass and José Pasillas's drums keep a loose, rolling pulse, and Chris Kilmore's turntable work adds texture rather than scratches for show. Over the top, Brandon Boyd sings like he's already halfway to orbit, all warmth and swoon.

It went to number two on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks, reached number 17 on the Mainstream Rock chart and number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, a long way up for a song this gentle.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2000 19 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000 107
2000 4 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000 91
2000 48 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000 105
2000 18 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 101
2000 40 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000 100
2000 17 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2000 93
2000 29 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2000 100
2000 24 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2000 107
2000 17 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2000 89
2000 28 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 99
2000 23 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2000 106
2000 24 103.3 The Edge Buffalo, NY 103.3 The Edge Top 103 of 2000 103
2000 14 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2000 102
2000 25 WBCN Boston, MA WBCN Top 104 Songs of Y2K 102
2000 13 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000 100
2001 58 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 106
2001 52 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 101
2001 12 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 93
2001 61 99X Atlanta, GA 99X Top 99 Songs of 2001 99
2001 45 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 363 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2004 138 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 125 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 196 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 470 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 220 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 151 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2008 247 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 150 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2014 120 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 131 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 144 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 90 DC101 Top DC101 of the 90's 101
2020 174 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 164 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 178 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 112 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 180 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 244 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 179 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2026 152 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 2000

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  4. 4Pardon MeIncubus
  5. 5OthersideRed Hot Chili Peppers
  6. 6Kryptonite3 Doors Down

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