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“Hello” by Poe
“Hello” by Poe appears on 10 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1997 and 2023. Its best result is #79 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #338 alternative song of 1997 and #1,775 alternative song of all time.
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"Hello" was the second single from singer-songwriter Poe, following "Angry Johnny" onto Atlantic in October 1996, and it took the long way round to being heard. The first release did middling business; it was a remix that finally sent it up the charts. The video leaned into the song's strange, shadowy streak with a The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari theme, and her brother, Mark Z. Danielewski, was one of its co-directors. It's pop rock that earned its second chance, and "Trigger Happy Jack (Drive By a Go-Go)" followed it as the next single.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 79 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 | 105 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1543 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2007 | 554 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 565 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 550 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 566 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 592 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 609 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 623 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2023 | 403 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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