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“Common People” by Pulp

From the album Different Class (1995)

“Common People” by Pulp appears on 26 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1995 on the album Different Class. Its best result is #1 on the Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #52 alternative song of 1995, #1,572 alternative song of all time and #428 of the '90s.

26countdowns
12stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 21 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 50
1995 93 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 2 Virgin Radio United Kingdom Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1995 10
1995 1 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1995 50
1995 38 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 995 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 893 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 12 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) 50
2001 81 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 1807 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 20 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) 100
2004 142 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 142 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 121 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 134 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 207 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 81 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2013 83 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 737 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 213 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 207 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 313 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 284 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 46 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2025 1 Absolute Radio Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems 100
2026 840 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

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