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Pavement

Band Stockton United States Active 1989–2000 US indie rock band

Pavement formed in 1989 in Stockton, United States and was active until 2000. Pavement has 81 chart appearances on 49 radio countdowns from 16 stations on RockLists, spanning 1991–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Cut Your Hair”, which appears on 41 lists with a best position of #34. The station that charted Pavement most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 21 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1994.

81appearances
49countdowns
17songs charted
16stations
0#1 finishes
1991–2026years

Songs by Pavement on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Cut Your Hair
1,973		 41 #34 – 1994
2 Gold Soundz
311		 5 #22 – 1994
3 Spit On A Stranger
310		 7 #1059 – –
4 Summer Babe (Winter Version)
196		 3 #91 – –
5 Shady Lane
138		 4 #239 – –
6 Stereo
136		 4 #271 – –
7 Summer Babe
123		 4 #34 – 1991
8 Range Life
99		 2 #14 – 1994
9 Trigger Cut
86		 1 #8 – 1992
10 Here
84		 2 #10 – 1992
11 Silence Kid
43		 1 #419 – –
12 Major Leagues
40		 1 #31 – 1999
13 In The Mouth A Desert
32		 1 #35 – 1992
14 Father To A Sister Of Thought
22		 1 #40 – 1995
15 Circa 1762
18		 1 #42 – 1992
16 Carrot Rope
12		 1 #45 – 1999
17 Conduit For Sale
8		 1 #47 – 1992

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

91 92 94 95 99

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 164 Gold Soundz KXT 917 Song Countdown
2026 354 Cut Your Hair KXT 917 Song Countdown
2024 91 Summer Babe (Winter Version) The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 345 Stereo The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 419 Silence Kid The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 267 Gold Soundz The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 459 Summer Babe (Winter Version) The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 589 Cut Your Hair The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 672 Range Life The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 793 Shady Lane The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 264 Summer Babe KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2022 370 Cut Your Hair KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2019 235 Cut Your Hair KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 252 Gold Soundz KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 256 Summer Babe (Winter Version) KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2019 624 Stereo KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2018 537 Gold Soundz The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2014 214 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1129 Spit On A Stranger CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 229 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1093 Spit On A Stranger CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 237 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1059 Spit On A Stranger CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 251 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1137 Spit On A Stranger CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 249 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1162 Spit On A Stranger CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 247 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1143 Spit On A Stranger CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 298 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1118 Spit On A Stranger CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 289 Cut Your Hair KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 367 Cut Your Hair Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 62 Cut Your Hair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 239 Shady Lane WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 271 Stereo WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 214 Artist ranking WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Artists (2006)
2005 75 Cut Your Hair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 253 Shady Lane WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 326 Stereo WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 1486 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 1491 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 96 Cut Your Hair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 377 Shady Lane WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 1491 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 139 Cut Your Hair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 1698 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 769 Cut Your Hair Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 147 Cut Your Hair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 1706 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 145 Cut Your Hair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 1706 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 50 Here John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000)
1999 31 Major Leagues John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1999
1999 45 Carrot Rope John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1999
1999 682 Cut Your Hair Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 871 Summer Babe Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 438 Cut Your Hair WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 179 Cut Your Hair WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 1706 Cut Your Hair CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 447 Cut Your Hair WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1995 40 Father To A Sister Of Thought John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995
1995 424 Cut Your Hair KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1994 81 Cut Your Hair KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994
1994 76 Cut Your Hair 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994
1994 41 Cut Your Hair Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 88 Cut Your Hair Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994
1994 63 Cut Your Hair WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994
1994 14 Range Life John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994
1994 22 Gold Soundz John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994
1994 34 Cut Your Hair John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994
1994 60 Cut Your Hair Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994
1994 58 Cut Your Hair Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 343 Cut Your Hair Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1992 8 Trigger Cut John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1992
1992 10 Here John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1992
1992 35 In The Mouth A Desert John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1992
1992 37 Summer Babe John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1992
1992 42 Circa 1762 John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1992
1992 47 Conduit For Sale John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1992
1991 34 Summer Babe John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty')