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“Knights of Cydonia” by Muse

From the album Black Holes and Revelations (2006)

“Knights of Cydonia” by Muse appears on 53 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2006 and 2025. It was first released in 2006 on the album Black Holes and Revelations. Its best result is #1 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 2006, #315 alternative song of all time and #54 of the '00s.

53countdowns
15stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
2006–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 14 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 107
2006 6 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 91
2006 59 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 106
2006 38 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 19 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2006 26 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 51 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 89
2006 11 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 14 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 89
2006 16 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 97
2006 34 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2007 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 107
2007 20 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 91
2007 29 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 106
2007 14 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2007 60
2007 1 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007 100
2008 57 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 106
2008 19 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2007 147 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 193 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 213 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2008 56 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 75 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 262 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 193 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 34 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 18 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2010 172 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 25 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2011 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2011 32 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 17 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 851 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 146 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 18 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2013 653 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 23 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 132 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 21 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2015 24 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 28 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2017 36 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2018 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2019 39 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2020 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2021 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2022 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2023 56 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2024 65 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2024 292 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100
2025 750 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893

Also listed as: Knights Of Cydonia.

Charting alongside it in 2006

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