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“Backwater” by Meat Puppets

From the album Too High to Die (1994)

“Backwater” by Meat Puppets appears on 40 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Too High to Die. Its best result is #7 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #32 alternative song of 1994, #424 alternative song of all time and #332 of the '90s.

40countdowns
13stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1994–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 39 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 57 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 12 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 52 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 7 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 66 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 423 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1999 409 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 404 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 278 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 413 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 368 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 312 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 313 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 28 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 284 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 739 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 302 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 462 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 496 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 214 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 280 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 494 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 324 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 262 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 313 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 633 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 634 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 285 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 650 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 667 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 688 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 721 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 755 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 359 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: Back Water.

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