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“Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana

From the album In Utero (1993)

“Heart-Shaped Box” by Nirvana appears on 63 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1993 and 2026. It was first released in 1993 on the album In Utero. Its best result is #6 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #7 alternative song of 1993, #86 alternative song of all time and #92 of the '90s.

63countdowns
18stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1993–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1993 15 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 6 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 28 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 105
1993 12 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1993 20 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 73 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 243 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 88 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 216 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 215 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 167 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 144 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 237 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 28 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 68 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 47 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 221 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 39 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 179 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 198 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 39 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 199 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 43 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 128 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 10 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 171 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 43 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 158 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 59 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 90 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 43 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 8 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 43 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 107 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 76 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 109 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 47 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 42 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 146 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 317 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 105 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 65 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 12 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 104 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 21 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 24 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 34 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 21 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 36 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 24 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 22 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 22 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 640 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 23 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 39 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 24 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 372 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2021 45 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2022 297 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 159 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 333 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2025 349 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 487 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Heart Shaped Box; Heart-shaped Box; Heart - Shaped Box.

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