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“The Hand That Feeds” by Nine Inch Nails

From the album With Teeth (2005)

“The Hand That Feeds” by Nine Inch Nails appears on 37 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 2005 and 2024. It was first released in 2005 on the album With Teeth. Its best result is #1 on the ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005, and it was voted number one on three countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 2005, #1,024 alternative song of all time and #11 of the '00s.

37countdowns
18stations
#1best position
3#1 finishes
12top 10 finishes
2005–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2005 4 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 4 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 91
2005 5 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 106
2005 2 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 8 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 4 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 107
2005 5 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2005 89
2005 12 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 6 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 150
2005 12 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2005 102
2005 6 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2005 98
2005 1 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2005 99
2005 17 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2005 106
2005 13 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 105
2005 1 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2005 100
2005 13 CRNC 90.1 Niagara / Toronto, ON CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of 2005 91
2005 1 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400
2006 21 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 107
2006 12 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 106
2006 36 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 81 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 13 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 291 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 397 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 102 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 408 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 172 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 45 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 265 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 97 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 63 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 136 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 126 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 122 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 120 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2024 607 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885

Also listed as: The Hand that feeds; The Hand that Feeds.

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