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Pulp

Band Sheffield United Kingdom Formed 1978

Pulp formed in 1978 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. Pulp has 52 chart appearances on 34 radio countdowns from 14 stations on RockLists, spanning 1993–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Common People”, which appears on 26 lists and was voted number one twice. In total the artist has topped 2 countdowns. The station that charted Pulp most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 15 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1995.

52appearances
34countdowns
15songs charted
14stations
2#1 finishes
1993–2026years

Songs by Pulp on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Common People
1,469		 26 #1 2 1995
2 Disco 2000
214		 6 #5 – 1995
3 Sorted For E's and Wizz
177		 2 #2 – 1995
4 Do You Remember The First Time
148		 3 #13 – 1994
5 Mis-Shapes
145		 3 #12 – 1995
6 Babies
125		 2 #23 – 1994
7 I-Spy
86		 1 #8 – 1995
8 This Is Hardcore
86		 1 #8 – 1998
9 Razzamatazz
74		 1 #14 – 1993
10 Spike Island
69		 1 #29 – 2025
11 Sunrise
64		 1 #19 – 2001
12 Trees
44		 1 #29 – 2001
13 Underwear
40		 1 #31 – 1995
14 The Fear
16		 1 #622 – –
15 Lipgloss
10		 1 #46 – 1993

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

93 94 95 96 98 01 25

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 840 Common People KXT 917 Song Countdown
2025 29 Spike Island WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2025
2025 1 Common People Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems
2025 5 Disco 2000 Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems
2025 22 Sorted For E's and Wizz Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems
2025 32 Babies Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems
2025 35 Do You Remember The First Time Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems
2025 61 Mis-Shapes Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems
2024 541 Mis-Shapes The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 622 The Fear The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 46 Common People The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 680 Disco 2000 The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 284 Common People KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2020 313 Common People WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2019 207 Common People KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2018 213 Common People The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2014 737 Common People WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2013 83 Common People Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013)
2009 81 Common People Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009)
2006 134 Common People WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 459 Disco 2000 WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 207 Common People Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2005 142 Common People WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 465 Disco 2000 WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 121 Common People Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 142 Common People Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 20 Common People Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003)
2002 1807 Common People Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 55 Artist ranking Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Artists of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 19 Sunrise John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2001
2001 29 Trees John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2001
2001 81 Common People Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 12 Common People John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000)
1999 995 Common People Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 893 Common People CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1998 8 This Is Hardcore John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1998
1996 71 Disco 2000 Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996
1995 93 Common People Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995
1995 1 Common People John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995
1995 2 Sorted For E's and Wizz John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995
1995 2 Common People Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1995
1995 8 I-Spy John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995
1995 12 Mis-Shapes John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995
1995 27 Disco 2000 John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995
1995 31 Underwear John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995
1995 38 Common People Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995
1994 101 Do You Remember The First Time Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 13 Do You Remember The First Time John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994
1994 21 Common People John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994
1994 23 Babies John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994
1993 14 Razzamatazz John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993
1993 46 Lipgloss John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993