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“The Mummer's Dance” by Loreena McKennitt
“The Mummer's Dance” by Loreena McKennitt appears on 9 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1998 and 2025. Its best result is #53 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #124 alternative song of 1998.
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Loreena McKennitt wrote "The Mummers' Dance" for The Book of Secrets, the Canadian singer's sixth studio album, released in 1997 on Quinlan Road. It's Celtic music with a new-age shimmer, and its subject is the mummers' play, the seasonal drama that troupes of actors carried from house to house, here pinned to a springtime holiday.
For the single, the electronic production duo DNA remixed it, and the new version travelled well beyond its home turf, topping Billboard's Triple-A chart, climbing to No. 18 on the Hot 100 and peaking at No. 10 back in Canada. A video was made for it too.
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
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 | 107 |
| 1998 | 53 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 | 101 |
| 1998 | 92 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 | 100 |
| 1998 | 86 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 1998 | 98 |
| 1998 | 75 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1998 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 698 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2020 | 1415 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2024 | 841 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2025 | 363 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
Also listed as: The Mummers' Dance.
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