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“Dumb” by Nirvana

From the album In Utero (1993)

“Dumb” by Nirvana appears on 38 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album In Utero. Its best result is #17 on the 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #69 alternative song of 1994, #508 alternative song of all time and #323 of the '90s.

38countdowns
13stations
#17best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 41 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 82 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 56 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 39 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 381 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 266 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 330 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 221 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 220 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 138 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 393 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 229 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1346 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 255 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 1346 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1348 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 334 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1347 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1156 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1332 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1332 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 217 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 1332 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 263 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 258 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 135 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 441 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 280 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 455 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 178 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 127 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 452 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 17 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 441 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 426 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 418 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 738 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

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