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“Corduroy” by Pearl Jam

From the album Vitalogy (1994)

“Corduroy” by Pearl Jam appears on 65 radio countdowns from 25 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1994 on the album Vitalogy. Its best result is #5 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #49 alternative song of 1995, #389 alternative song of all time and #245 of the '90s.

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25stations
#5best position
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2top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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"Corduroy" sits eighth on Vitalogy, Pearl Jam's third album, released on Epic in November 1994, and it's the record's great, grinding anthem. There was never a commercial single, but radio didn't wait for permission: it climbed to 13 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart all on its own.

All five members share the music credit, with Eddie Vedder writing the lyrics, and Brendan O'Brien produced it with the band. Dave Abbruzzese drives it into a thick, heavy groove, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready trading riffs while Jeff Ament's bass keeps the floor shaking. Vedder sings like a man backed into a corner, spitting out defiance rather than asking for sympathy. It later made the cut for the 2004 hits collection rearviewmirror.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 67 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 35 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1995 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 18 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 46 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 23 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 104
1995 41 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 61 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 849 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 814 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 130 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 238 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 252 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 157 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 349 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1167 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 807 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2000 1168 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1169 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 318 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1168 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 145 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 291 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1153 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 193 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 192 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1153 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 202 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 77 WBCN WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004) 104
2005 1151 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 245 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 10 107.7 The End The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) 77
2006 204 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 487 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 124 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 65 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 225 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 64 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 243 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 66 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 61 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 605 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 64 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 64 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 358 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 348 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2018 485 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 371 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 267 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 278 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 1469 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 722 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 299 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 295 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 272 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 295 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 412 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 532 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2024 841 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 662 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 299 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2025 811 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 248 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 1086 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

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