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King Missile

Band New York United States Formed 1986

King Missile formed in 1986 in New York, United States. King Missile has 59 chart appearances on 31 radio countdowns from 11 stations on RockLists, spanning 1992–2009. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Detachable Penis”, which appears on 31 lists with a best position of #29. The station that charted King Missile most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 32 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1993.

59appearances
31countdowns
6songs charted
11stations
0#1 finishes
1992–2009years

King Missile was John S. Hall's vehicle from the day he founded it in New York City in 1986, and he has fronted a string of very different lineups under the name since. Players such as Dogbowl, Dave Rick and Chris Xefos passed through, but whatever the incarnation, this was art rock with a smirk, as likely to make you laugh as to rattle your fillings.

Mystical Shit came out in 1990 with "Jesus Was Way Cool", and The Way to Salvation followed in 1991 with "My Heart Is A Flower", "Sex With You" and "The Indians". Happy Hour, in 1992, delivered the song that made them famous, "Detachable Penis", a humorous single with a title that did half the work before anyone heard a note. Nothing else they did came close to its reach, and it remains the song the name King Missile brings to mind.

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

Songs by King Missile on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Detachable Penis
1,614		 31 #29 – 1993
2 I Wish
563		 7 #390 – –
3 Sex With You
526		 7 #498 – –
4 My Heart Is A Flower
253		 9 #1307 – –
5 Jesus Was Way Cool
43		 1 #58 – 1993
6 The Indians
7		 4 #1951 – –

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.

92 93

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2009 260 Detachable Penis Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2008 158 Detachable Penis KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2007 54 Detachable Penis KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 35 Detachable Penis KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 94 Detachable Penis Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2005 396 I Wish CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 500 Sex With You CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1045 Detachable Penis CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1431 My Heart Is A Flower CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 499 Detachable Penis 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 134 Detachable Penis Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 343 Detachable Penis The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 394 I Wish CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 498 Sex With You CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1047 Detachable Penis CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1433 My Heart Is A Flower CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 394 I Wish CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 498 Sex With You CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1047 Detachable Penis CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1433 My Heart Is A Flower CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 501 Detachable Penis Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1530 My Heart Is A Flower Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 394 I Wish CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 498 Sex With You CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1062 Detachable Penis CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1447 My Heart Is A Flower CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1951 The Indians CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 915 Detachable Penis Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1307 My Heart Is A Flower Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 394 I Wish CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 498 Sex With You CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1063 Detachable Penis CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1449 My Heart Is A Flower CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1968 The Indians CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 392 I Wish CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 498 Sex With You CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1061 Detachable Penis CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1486 My Heart Is A Flower CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1959 The Indians CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 313 Detachable Penis 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 491 Detachable Penis Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 248 Detachable Penis WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 1077 Detachable Penis The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 390 I Wish CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 498 Sex With You CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1166 Detachable Penis CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1486 My Heart Is A Flower CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1994 The Indians CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 106 Detachable Penis KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 318 Detachable Penis WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1995 36 Detachable Penis KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 174 Detachable Penis Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 321 Detachable Penis Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1993 29 Detachable Penis KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
1993 83 Detachable Penis 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993
1993 52 Detachable Penis Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993
1993 46 Detachable Penis Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993
1993 58 Jesus Was Way Cool Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993
1992 66 Detachable Penis Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992

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