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Ned's Atomic Dustbin
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Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Band Stourbridge United Kingdom Active 1987–1996

Ned's Atomic Dustbin formed in 1987 in Stourbridge, United Kingdom and was active until 1996. Ned's Atomic Dustbin has 103 chart appearances on 46 radio countdowns from 17 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Grey Cell Green”, which appears on 31 lists with a best position of #49. The station that charted Ned's Atomic Dustbin most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 56 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1991.

103appearances
46countdowns
8songs charted
17stations
0#1 finishes
1990–2026years

Ned's Atomic Dustbin formed in Stourbridge in the West Midlands in November 1987, took their name from an episode of the old radio comedy The Goon Show, and built their sound on a quirk nobody else seemed to want: 2 bass players. Jonn Penney, Alex Griffin, Mat Cheslin, Rat and Dan Worton made a racket that was all bounce and rumble, the low end doubled up and throbbing while the guitars buzzed like wasps in a jam jar.

The Ingredients EP in 1990 brought "Grey Cell Green", a hyperactive jolt of a song, and God Fodder in 1991 kept up the pace with "Happy" and "Kill Your Television", both tailor-made for flailing about at the front of the stage. Are You Normal? followed in 1992 with "Not Sleeping Around" and "Walking Through Syrup", then came "Saturday Night" in 1993 and Brainbloodvolume, with "Stuck", in 1995. Their original run ended in 1996.

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

Songs by Ned's Atomic Dustbin on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Grey Cell Green
1,893		 31 #49 – 1991
2 Happy
846		 22 #22 – 1991
3 Kill Your Television
797		 22 #22 – 1991
4 Not Sleeping Around
418		 11 #19 – 1992
5 Stuck
104		 7 #1693 – –
6 Saturday Night
64		 8 #69 – 1993
7 Walking Through Syrup
14		 1 #1750 – –
8 Grey Cell Green (tie) Xymox - Phoenix of My Heart (tie)
14		 1 #91 – 1991

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.

90 91 92 93

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 309 Grey Cell Green The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound
2025 247 Grey Cell Green The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs
2024 420 Kill Your Television The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 375 Grey Cell Green The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 725 Kill Your Television The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 777 Grey Cell Green The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time
2022 717 Grey Cell Green The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021 656 Not Sleeping Around 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2019 349 Grey Cell Green KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2014 498 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 893 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1833 Happy CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 499 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 848 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1773 Happy CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 496 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 807 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1714 Happy CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 499 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 781 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1650 Happy CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 524 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 762 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1606 Happy CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 524 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 741 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1596 Happy CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 522 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 743 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1634 Happy CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 465 Grey Cell Green KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 255 Grey Cell Green WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2005 50 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 876 Happy CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1693 Stuck CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1716 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1868 Saturday Night CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 199 Not Sleeping Around 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 883 Grey Cell Green 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004 55 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 876 Happy CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1694 Stuck CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1718 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1879 Saturday Night CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 54 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 876 Happy CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1694 Stuck CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1718 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1879 Saturday Night CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 509 Happy Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1228 Grey Cell Green Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1475 Kill Your Television Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1750 Walking Through Syrup Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 2022 Not Sleeping Around Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 54 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 879 Happy CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1709 Stuck CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1735 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1932 Saturday Night CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 519 Happy Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 697 Grey Cell Green Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1213 Not Sleeping Around Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1395 Kill Your Television Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 54 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 879 Happy CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1717 Stuck CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1745 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1948 Saturday Night CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 49 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 878 Happy CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1717 Stuck CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1745 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1948 Saturday Night CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 475 Not Sleeping Around Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 844 Kill Your Television Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 849 Grey Cell Green The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 49 Grey Cell Green CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 827 Happy CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1717 Stuck CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1745 Kill Your Television CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1947 Saturday Night CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 857 Kill Your Television CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1995 64 Grey Cell Green Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1995 232 Happy Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 469 Grey Cell Green Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1993 86 Not Sleeping Around KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
1993 69 Saturday Night Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993
1992 73 Not Sleeping Around KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992
1992 78 Not Sleeping Around Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992
1992 73 Not Sleeping Around Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992
1992 77 Not Sleeping Around WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992
1992 19 Not Sleeping Around CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992
1992 224 Happy Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 53 Grey Cell Green KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991 69 Happy KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991 59 Grey Cell Green 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 77 Happy 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 22 Happy Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991
1991 91 Grey Cell Green (tie) Xymox - Phoenix of My Heart (tie) Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991
1991 22 Kill Your Television CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 87 Happy CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 71 Grey Cell Green Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991)
1990 26 Kill Your Television John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1990

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