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“Life On A Chain” by Pete Yorn

From the album musicforthemorningafter (2001)

“Life On A Chain” by Pete Yorn appears on 17 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2001 on the album musicforthemorningafter. Its best result is #10 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #116 alternative song of 2001 and #4,293 alternative song of all time.

17countdowns
5stations
#10best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
2001–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 51 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2001 91
2001 10 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 1970 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1953 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1734 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1734 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1723 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1836 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1843 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1836 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1884 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 685 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1915 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1971 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2024 638 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2024 589 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2026 429 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Life on a Chain.

Charting alongside it in 2001

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