Song · Nine Inch Nails
“Ringfinger” by Nine Inch Nails
From the album Pretty Hate Machine (1989)
“Ringfinger” by Nine Inch Nails appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1989 on the album Pretty Hate Machine. Its best result is #1057 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,514 alternative song of all time.
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"Ringfinger" comes from Pretty Hate Machine, the 1989 Nine Inch Nails album, and it's close to a one-man job: Trent Reznor wrote it, sang it and recorded it, then produced and mixed it with John Fryer, who also engineered. The result is cold, clanking synth-pop run through a meat grinder, drum machines snapping like handcuffs and Reznor's voice lurching between a hiss and a howl.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1223 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1071 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1073 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1072 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1057 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1057 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1057 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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