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“Bouncing Around The Room” by Phish

From the album Lawn Boy (1990)

“Bouncing Around The Room” by Phish appears on 24 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1997 and 2025. It was first released in 1990 on the album Lawn Boy. Its best result is #69 on the CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #923 alternative song of all time.

24countdowns
8stations
#69best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1997–2025years charted

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"Bouncing Around the Room" comes from Lawn Boy, the Phish album released in September 1990, and it shows the band at their most compact and pop-minded. Trey Anastasio wrote the music and Tom Marshall the words, and the band produced it themselves, with Dan Archer engineering.

It's a song built on voices: Anastasio sings lead, and Mike Gordon, Page McConnell and Jon Fishman all pile in behind him until the harmonies seem to circle the room like the title says. Anastasio's guitar stays light on its feet, Gordon's bass bobs along, and McConnell dusts the edges with organ and piano. It's a sweet, dizzy little daydream, and listeners have kept it on the countdowns for decades.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 675 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1999 69 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 69 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 92 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 92 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 92 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 92 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 87 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 980 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 534 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2008 966 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 988 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 680 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 1024 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 884 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1060 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1106 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1163 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 746 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2020 1678 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 658 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 612 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 342 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2025 619 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800

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