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“Sour Times” by Portishead

From the album Dummy (1994)

“Sour Times” by Portishead appears on 39 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Dummy. Its best result is #8 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #76 alternative song of 1995, #417 alternative song of all time and #417 of the '90s.

39countdowns
14stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1994–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 8 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 50
1995 46 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 74 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 76 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 60 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 334 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 364 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 213 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 516 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 321 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 381 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 322 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 382 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 285 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 340 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 285 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 792 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 298 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 285 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 214 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 285 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 278 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 277 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 91 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 261 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 195 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 262 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 818 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 763 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 300 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 744 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 758 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 788 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 812 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 836 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 383 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1291 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 432 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 257 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

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