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“1901” by Phoenix

“1901” by Phoenix appears on 86 radio countdowns from 47 stations between 2009 and 2026. Its best result is #1 on the KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #15 alternative song of 2009, #2,202 alternative song of all time, #147 of the '00s and #65 of the '10s.

86countdowns
47stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
18top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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Phoenix - 1901 (Official Video)

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Phoenix gave "1901" away before they sold it. The French band posted it as a free download on their website in February 2009, the first taste of their fourth studio album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, and demand was strong enough to push it into the shops as a proper single. Singer Thomas Mars has said it's a fantasy about Belle Époque Paris, a city he reckoned was better back in 1901 than it is now, and the song has the giddy, dressed-up rush of somebody daydreaming in the wrong century.

It crept onto the US Alternative Songs chart in July and eventually went all the way to number one, only the fourth single on an independent label ever to manage it. It also became the band's first song to chart in America at all, reaching 84.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 16 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 20 Songs of 2009 20
2009 16 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 91
2009 4 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 30 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 2 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 29 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102
2009 96 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 99
2009 11 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009 51
2009 39 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2009 100
2009 5 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2009 92
2009 76 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 103
2009 8 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009 107
2009 13 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 4 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 37 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 99
2009 3 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2009 100
2009 14 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009 104
2009 18 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 30 of 2009 30
2009 46 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 17 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 86 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 7 Impact 89FM Lansing, MI Impact 89FM Top 89 of 2009 89
2009 4 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 50 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 103
2009 5 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009 103
2009 38 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 103
2009 57 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 106
2009 13 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 100
2009 2 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 96
2010 14 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010 30
2010 47 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 9 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 91 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 13 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 5 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2010 90
2010 6 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 56 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 23 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2010 7 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 5 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 5 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 13 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Best of 2010 50
2010 67 WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN WFIV Top 105 of 2010 105
2010 33 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 15 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 1 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 18 93XRT Chicago, IL WXRT Listener Poll: Top 25 Songs of 2010 25
2010 3 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 74 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 25 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2011 27 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 20 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 77 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 30 WYEP WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade 913
2010 164 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 180 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 92 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2011 1426 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 325 WYEP WYEP Top 500 Songs Countdown 500
2013 1060 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 85 BBC Radio 6 Music BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years 100
2013 797 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 979 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 451 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 413 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2018 213 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 525 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2019 863 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2019 480 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2019 863 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2020 87 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) 107
2020 78 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 496 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2022 66 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 1058 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2022 603
2022 317 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 116 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 87 ALT 104.5 ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time 104
2023 354 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2024 71 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 63 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100
2025 156 The Current 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now 893
2025 131 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 473 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2025 53 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 119 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: 1901'.

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