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“Animal” by Neon Trees

From the album Habits (2010)

“Animal” by Neon Trees appears on 52 radio countdowns from 36 stations between 2010 and 2026. It was first released in 2010 on the album Habits. Its best result is #1 on the X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 2010, #1,562 alternative song of all time and #5 of the '10s.

52countdowns
36stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
16top 10 finishes
2010–2026years charted

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Neon Trees - Animal (Official Music Video)

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"Animal" was Neon Trees' first single, lifted from their debut album Habits on March 16, 2010, and it's a sugar rush of new wave nostalgia: stuttering synths, a hooky, chanted chorus and a pulse that won't sit still. Tim Pagnotta produced and engineered it and wrote it with Chris Allen, Branden Campbell, Elaine Doty and Tyler Glenn, and Mark Needham gave the mix its glossy, radio-ready punch.

It was a slow burner. The song needed 32 weeks to climb to the top of Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, the longest climb anyone had managed there, then won Top Alternative Song at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards and went double platinum. Not bad for a debut.

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#StationCountdownof
2010 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010 30
2010 3 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 32 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 40 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 17 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 4 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 29 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 40 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 88 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO WLCA Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 7 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 1 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 5 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 23 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 16 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 14 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 2 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 5 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 1 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 20 of 2010 20
2010 13 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 34 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2010 103
2010 23 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2010 88
2010 3 KJEE 92.9 Santa Barbara, CA KJEE Top 92 Songs of 2010 91
2010 3 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2010 90
2010 14 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2010 46 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 83 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105
2010 12 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 2 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 13 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 3 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 55 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 24 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 96 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 57 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2011 89
2011 9 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 53 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 6 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 107 of 2011 105

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 871 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 479 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 457 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 452 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 366 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 384 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 465 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 55 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 4 X96 X96's Top 100 Songs of the Last Decade 100
2020 441 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 171 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 103 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2023 403 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2024 448 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2026 112 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

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