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Modest Mouse

Band Issaquah, Washington Formed 1992

Modest Mouse formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington. Modest Mouse has 203 chart appearances on 99 radio countdowns from 24 stations on RockLists, spanning 1998–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Float On”, which appears on 55 lists and was voted number one five times. In total the artist has topped 5 countdowns. The station that charted Modest Mouse most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 64 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2004.

203appearances
99countdowns
25songs charted
24stations
5#1 finishes
1998–2026years

Modest Mouse formed in Issaquah, Washington, in 1992, and Isaac Brock's band spent a decade as an indie cult act before Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004) crossed over. "Float On" was the number one song of 2004 on KROQ, Live 105, Q101, K-Rock and The End, one of the broadest year-end sweeps in the archive.

"Ocean Breathes Salty" and "Dashboard" (2007) followed it onto year-end lists, and "Float On" ranks in the top ten songs of the 2000s in the RockLists decade consensus.

Songs by Modest Mouse on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Float On
3,934		 55 #1 5 2004
2 Dashboard
1,825		 29 #3 – 2007
3 Ocean Breathes Salty
1,781		 29 #5 – 2004
4 Missed the Boat
958		 16 #4 – 2007
5 The World At Large
552		 10 #69 – 2005
6 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes
521		 17 #232 – –
7 Lampshades On Fire
418		 8 #3 – 2015
8 Polar Opposites
217		 5 #55 – 1998
9 The Ground Walks With Time In A Box
201		 4 #16 – 2015
10 Dramamine
193		 3 #79 – –
11 We Are Between
173		 2 #4 – 2021
12 3rd Planet
130		 2 #78 – –
13 World at Large
109		 2 #48 – 2005
14 Fire it Up
98		 2 #40 – 2007
15 Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
83		 1 #125 – –
16 We've Got Everything
65		 4 #78 – 2007
17 The Ocean Breathes Salty
54		 1 #405 – –
18 Never Ending Math Equation
49		 1 #381 – –
19 Satellite Skin
46		 1 #56 – 2009
20 Gravity Rides Everything
31		 1 #436 – –
21 The Sun Hasn't Left
22		 1 #72 – 2021
22 Heart Cooks Brain
16		 1 #750 – –
23 Trucker's Atlas
11		 1 #792 – –
24 Baby Blue Sedan
9		 1 #1847 – –
25 Interstate 8
5		 1 #703 – –

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.

98 04 05 07 08 09 14 15 20 21

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 229 Missed the Boat KXT 917 Song Countdown
2026 428 Lampshades On Fire KXT 917 Song Countdown
2025 342 Dashboard 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now
2025 537 Missed the Boat 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now
2024 16 Float On The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)
2024 32 Float On WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 78 3rd Planet The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 79 Dramamine The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 125 Teeth Like God's Shoeshine The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 381 Never Ending Math Equation The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 568 Dashboard WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2024 703 Interstate 8 The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 750 Heart Cooks Brain The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 70 Artist ranking The End Top 100 Alternative Artists of All Time
2022 226 Float On KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 381 Dramamine KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2021 13 We Are Between 91X Top 91 Songs of 2021
2021 72 The Sun Hasn't Left 91X Top 91 Songs of 2021
2021 4 We Are Between 102.1 The Edge The Top 21 of 2021
2021 97 Float On The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021)
2020 90 Float On CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020
2020 1712 Dashboard WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 1847 Baby Blue Sedan WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2020 105 Lampshades On Fire The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s)
2020 90 Lampshades On Fire 102.1 The Edge Top 102 of the 2010s
2019 100 Float On KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 120 Dramamine KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 370 Polar Opposites KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 378 3rd Planet KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 436 Gravity Rides Everything KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 470 Dashboard KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 616 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2018 295 Float On The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2015 21 Lampshades On Fire 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015
2015 71 The Ground Walks With Time In A Box 91X Top 91 Songs of 2015
2015 12 Lampshades On Fire 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015
2015 50 The Ground Walks With Time In A Box 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015
2015 3 Lampshades On Fire CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015
2015 16 The Ground Walks With Time In A Box CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015
2015 29 Lampshades On Fire The Current Top 89 Songs of 2015
2015 48 The Ground Walks With Time In A Box The Current Top 89 Songs of 2015
2014 77 Lampshades On Fire 91X Top 91 Songs of 2014
2014 41 Float On CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 97 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 422 Dashboard CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 438 Missed the Boat CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 493 The World At Large CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 974 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1615 We've Got Everything CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 46 Float On CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 101 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 437 Dashboard CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 451 Missed the Boat CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 502 The World At Large CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 943 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1759 We've Got Everything CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 29 Float On WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 228 Dashboard WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 405 The Ocean Breathes Salty WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013)
2013 45 Float On Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013)
2012 669 Float On WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2011 50 Float On CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 106 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 466 Dashboard CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 475 Missed the Boat CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 517 The World At Large CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 961 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1841 We've Got Everything CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 58 Float On CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 115 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 513 Dashboard CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 522 Missed the Boat CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 561 The World At Large CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1003 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 51 Float On 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium
2010 206 Float On WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 267 Dashboard WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 783 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2010 792 Trucker's Atlas WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 56 Satellite Skin WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009
2009 134 Float On Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 430 Ocean Breathes Salty Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 494 Dashboard Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 72 Float On CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 127 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 595 Missed the Boat CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 611 Dashboard CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 628 The World At Large CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 969 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 74 Float On 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009)
2009 94 Float On Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009)
2009 4 Float On WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2009 36 Dashboard WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2009 289 Float On WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2009 634 Missed the Boat WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009)
2008 39 Dashboard KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008
2008 101 Dashboard Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008
2008 212 Float On KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 435 Dashboard KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 80 Float On CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 141 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 671 The World At Large CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 701 Missed the Boat CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 787 Dashboard CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 959 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 20 Dashboard KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007
2007 88 Missed the Boat KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007
2007 13 Dashboard 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007
2007 6 Dashboard Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007
2007 84 Missed the Boat Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007
2007 23 Dashboard Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 3 Dashboard WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007
2007 33 Missed the Boat WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007
2007 67 Fire it Up WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007
2007 4 Missed the Boat The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 5 Dashboard The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 40 Fire it Up The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007 72 Dashboard 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007
2007 4 Missed the Boat CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 8 Dashboard CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 78 We've Got Everything CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 11 Dashboard 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007 101 Missed the Boat 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007 12 Dashboard CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007 41 Dashboard Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007
2007 15 Float On CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 82 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 550 The World At Large CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 656 Missed the Boat CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 711 Dashboard CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 966 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 62 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Artists of All-Time (Memorial Day 2007)
2007 41 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105.3 Artists of All-Time (May 2007)
2006 309 Float On KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 52 Float On Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 112 Float On WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 194 Polar Opposites WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 232 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 369 Ocean Breathes Salty WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 2 Float On The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006)
2006 77 Ocean Breathes Salty The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006)
2006 280 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 48 World at Large 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005
2005 11 Ocean Breathes Salty Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005
2005 45 Float On Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005
2005 77 The World At Large WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005 38 Float On CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005
2005 134 The World At Large Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005
2005 33 Float On CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005
2005 58 Ocean Breathes Salty Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005
2005 158 World at Large ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005
2005 84 Float On WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 149 Ocean Breathes Salty WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 233 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 295 Polar Opposites WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 1839 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1880 Float On CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1913 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 83 Artist ranking KROQ Top 106.7 Biggest Bands of All-Time (July 2005)
2004 1 Float On KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004
2004 37 Ocean Breathes Salty KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004
2004 3 Float On 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004
2004 10 Ocean Breathes Salty 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004
2004 1 Float On Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004
2004 29 Ocean Breathes Salty Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004
2004 1 Float On Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 33 Ocean Breathes Salty Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 3 Float On WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004
2004 48 Ocean Breathes Salty WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004
2004 1 Float On K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004
2004 53 Ocean Breathes Salty K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004
2004 2 Float On WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 27 Ocean Breathes Salty WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 1 Float On The End Top 77 Songs of 2004
2004 12 Ocean Breathes Salty The End Top 77 Songs of 2004
2004 69 The World At Large The End Top 77 Songs of 2004
2004 46 Float On 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004
2004 82 Ocean Breathes Salty 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004
2004 2 Float On CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 5 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004 2 Float On Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 31 Ocean Breathes Salty Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 8 Float On CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004
2004 52 Float On CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004
2004 2 Float On The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004
2004 35 Ocean Breathes Salty The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004
2004 12 Float On Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004
2004 100 Ocean Breathes Salty Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004
2004 11 Float On Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004
2004 15 Float On Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 65 Ocean Breathes Salty Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004 100 Float On WIRS Top 107 Songs of 2004
2004 299 Float On Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 1856 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1918 Float On CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1934 Ocean Breathes Salty CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 254 Float On Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2003 1854 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 1890 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 1905 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 1965 Tiny Cities Made of Ashes CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 826 Polar Opposites The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1998 55 Polar Opposites The End Top 107 Songs of 1998