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Jimmy Eat World

Band Mesa United States Formed 1993

Jimmy Eat World formed in 1993 in Mesa, United States. Jimmy Eat World has 213 chart appearances on 126 radio countdowns from 24 stations on RockLists, spanning 1999–2024. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “The Middle”, which appears on 48 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted Jimmy Eat World most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 51 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.

213appearances
126countdowns
16songs charted
24stations
0#1 finishes
1999–2024years

Songs by Jimmy Eat World on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 The Middle
3,285		 48 #2 – 2002
2 Pain
2,259		 34 #4 – 2004
3 Sweetness
2,022		 30 #2 – 2002
4 Work
1,091		 24 #6 – 2005
5 A Praise Chorus
785		 24 #28 – 2002
6 Big Casino
635		 12 #26 – 2007
7 Bleed American
444		 11 #32 – 2001
8 My Best Theory
354		 6 #15 – 2010
9 Get It Faster
124		 2 #8 – 2004
10 Sure and Certain
92		 3 #24 – 2016
11 Something Loud
74		 1 #25 – 2022
12 Futures
65		 1 #141 – 2005
13 Lucky Denver Mint
59		 2 #93 – 1999
14 Get Right
40		 1 #56 – 2016
15 Always Be
33		 3 #83 – 2008
16 I Will Steal You Back
26		 2 #71 – 2013

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.

99 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 10 13 16 20 22

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2024 27 The Middle The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)
2024 236 The Middle WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 689 Sweetness WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2023 494 Lucky Denver Mint The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 25 Something Loud 91X Top 91 Songs of 2022
2022 48 Artist ranking The End Top 100 Alternative Artists of All Time
2021 12 The Middle The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021)
2020 53 The Middle CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020
2016 29 Sure and Certain 91X Top 91 Songs of 2016
2016 56 Get Right 91X Top 91 Songs of 2016
2016 24 Sure and Certain Live 105 Top 25 Songs of 2016
2016 92 Sure and Certain CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2016
2014 200 Sweetness CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 236 The Middle CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 548 Pain CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 923 Work CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1513 A Praise Chorus CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 71 I Will Steal You Back 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013
2013 101 I Will Steal You Back CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013
2013 201 Sweetness CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 250 The Middle CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 571 Pain CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 958 Work CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1600 A Praise Chorus CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 206 Sweetness CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 260 The Middle CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 588 Pain CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1073 Work CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1768 A Praise Chorus CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 50 The Middle 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s
2011 79 Sweetness 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s
2010 15 My Best Theory KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010
2010 19 My Best Theory 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010
2010 37 My Best Theory Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 41 My Best Theory WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 64 My Best Theory CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010
2010 44 My Best Theory 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010
2010 219 Sweetness CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 273 The Middle CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 677 Pain CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1038 Work CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1918 A Praise Chorus CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 30 The Middle 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2010 158 Sweetness 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2009 95 The Middle Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 167 Sweetness Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 457 A Praise Chorus Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 231 Sweetness CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 284 The Middle CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 698 Pain CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1001 Work CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1921 A Praise Chorus CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 107 The Middle 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009)
2009 17 The Middle WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2009 29 Sweetness WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2009 78 Pain WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2008 84 Always Be KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008
2008 83 Always Be 91X Top 91 Songs of 2008
2008 48 Big Casino Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008
2008 41 Big Casino 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008
2008 265 The Middle KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 334 A Praise Chorus KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 398 Sweetness KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 240 Sweetness CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 288 The Middle CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 680 Pain CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 971 Work CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1891 A Praise Chorus CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 61 Big Casino KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007
2007 37 Big Casino 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007
2007 38 Big Casino Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007
2007 38 Big Casino Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 26 Big Casino WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007
2007 47 Big Casino The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 106 Always Be The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 32 Big Casino 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007
2007 77 Big Casino CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 88 Big Casino 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007 52 Big Casino CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 264 Sweetness CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 299 The Middle CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 516 Pain CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 757 Work CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1879 A Praise Chorus CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 46 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2007)
2007 49 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105.3 Artists of All-Time (May 2007)
2006 261 The Middle KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 376 Pain KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 96 A Praise Chorus Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 180 The Middle Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 310 Pain Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 12 The Middle The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006)
2006 89 Artist ranking 91X Top 100 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 511 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 21 Pain KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005
2005 88 Work KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005
2005 12 Pain Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005
2005 60 Work Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005
2005 99 Work Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005
2005 52 Work WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005 85 Work The End Top 107 Songs of 2005
2005 11 Work 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005
2005 98 Work Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005
2005 43 Work CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005
2005 53 Work CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005
2005 84 Pain CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005
2005 45 Work The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005
2005 4 Pain Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005
2005 6 Work Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005
2005 13 Pain Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005 31 Work Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005 77 Work CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005
2005 36 Work ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 38 Pain ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 141 Futures ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 274 Get It Faster ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 1712 Sweetness CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1747 The Middle CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 38 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Biggest Bands of All-Time (July 2005)
2004 29 Pain KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004
2004 89 Work KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004
2004 8 Get It Faster 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004
2004 11 Pain 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004
2004 18 Pain Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004
2004 13 Pain Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 24 Pain WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004
2004 30 Pain K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004
2004 14 Pain WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 23 Pain The End Top 77 Songs of 2004
2004 43 Pain 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004
2004 23 Pain CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 14 Pain Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 96 Work Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 35 Pain CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004
2004 42 Pain CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004
2004 61 Pain The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004
2004 29 Pain The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004
2004 35 Pain Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004
2004 98 Work Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004
2004 45 Pain Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 124 The Middle Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 1749 The Middle CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1987 Pain CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 78 The Middle Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 275 Sweetness Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2003 80 Sweetness Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003
2003 29 A Praise Chorus Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003
2003 63 A Praise Chorus Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003
2003 181 The Middle WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 1749 The Middle CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 4 The Middle KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002
2002 26 Sweetness KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002
2002 75 A Praise Chorus KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002
2002 49 A Praise Chorus 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002
2002 4 The Middle Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002
2002 13 Sweetness Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002
2002 28 A Praise Chorus Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002
2002 2 The Middle Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 15 Sweetness Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 79 A Praise Chorus Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 6 The Middle WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002
2002 24 Sweetness WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002
2002 65 A Praise Chorus WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002
2002 11 The Middle K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002
2002 18 Sweetness K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002
2002 68 A Praise Chorus K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002
2002 9 The Middle WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 53 Sweetness WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 2 The Middle The End Top 107 Songs of 2002
2002 14 Sweetness The End Top 107 Songs of 2002
2002 74 A Praise Chorus The End Top 107 Songs of 2002
2002 16 Sweetness 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002
2002 82 A Praise Chorus 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002
2002 3 The Middle CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 35 Sweetness CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 92 A Praise Chorus CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 4 The Middle Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 21 Sweetness Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 51 A Praise Chorus Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 2 Sweetness The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002
2002 37 A Praise Chorus The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002
2002 2 Sweetness Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002
2002 6 The Middle Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002
2002 34 A Praise Chorus Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002
2002 3 The Middle Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 15 Sweetness Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002 213 The Middle WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 1979 The Middle CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 12 The Middle The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial)
2002 58 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2002)
2002 78 Artist ranking WHFS Top 99 Artists of All-Time (November 2002)
2002 87 Artist ranking WLIR Top 92 Artists of All-Time (September 2002)
2001 71 Bleed American KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001
2001 78 The Middle KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001
2001 19 The Middle 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001
2001 34 Sweetness 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001
2001 49 Bleed American 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001
2001 60 Bleed American Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001
2001 79 The Middle Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001
2001 40 Bleed American Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001 61 The Middle WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001
2001 78 Bleed American WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001
2001 69 Bleed American WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001
2001 35 Bleed American The End Top 107 Songs of 2001
2001 41 The Middle The End Top 107 Songs of 2001
2001 32 Bleed American 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001
2001 74 The Middle 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001
2001 81 The Middle CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001
2001 22 The Middle The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001
2001 96 Bleed American The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001
2001 58 Bleed American Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001
2001 80 Bleed American Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001
1999 93 Lucky Denver Mint KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1999