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“Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen

From the album The Game (1980)

“Another One Bites the Dust” by Queen appears on 92 radio countdowns from 33 stations between 1980 and 2026. It was first released in 1980 on the album The Game. Its best result is #3 on the KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from 1980. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #22 alternative song of 1980 and #3,047 alternative song of all time.

92countdowns
33stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1980–2026years charted

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"Another One Bites the Dust" is John Deacon's song, the bassist's contribution to The Game, Queen's eighth studio album, from 1980, and it's the one where the band swapped bombast for a lean, strutting funk groove. Deacon wrote words and music and handles much of the playing himself, bass above all, plus guitar, piano and synthesizer, while Roger Taylor holds the beat dead steady and Brian May adds slashes of electric guitar. Freddie Mercury sings it with a sneer. Queen produced it with Mack.

It crossed over everywhere, spending three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, climbing the soul and disco charts and selling more than 7 million copies, which makes it Queen's best-selling single. It picked up an American Music Award for Favorite Rock Single and a Grammy nomination, and it still thumps away at sports events.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 22 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106
1980 3 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW 25 Greatest Rock Songs from 1980 25

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 210 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 1629 WFPK WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time 2000
2002 141 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (2002) 500
2002 234 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 277 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 233 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2005 195 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 87 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 238 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 511 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2011 306 97.9 The Loop The Loop Rock N Roll 500 (2011) 500
2012 71 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2012 445 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 227 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2013) 500
2013 78 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 421 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 36 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 360 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 400 (2014) 400
2014 63 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 248 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 281 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Firecracker 500 (2015) 499
2015 123 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 170 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2015 28 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2016 94 103.5 The Fox The Fox Memorial Day 500 (2016) 299
2016 21 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 56 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 193 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2016 39 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2017 36 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 273 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2017 49 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2018 39 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 61 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2018 807 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 58 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2019) 499
2019 95 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2019 24 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 38 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2019 43 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 22 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2020 58 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2020 95 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 25 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 44 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 185 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2021 273 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s 909
2021 7 KISW KISW Top 25 Rock Songs from the '80s 25
2021 147 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 116 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2021) 500
2021 84 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 27 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2021 61 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2021) 499
2021 103 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) 500
2021 60 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 9 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 93 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 187 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 20 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) 500
2022 44 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 22 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 22 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2022) 500
2022 223 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 428 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2023 419 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s 850
2023 113 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 99 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 183 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 268 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2023) 500
2023 22 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 61 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 26 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 17 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2024 46 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 46 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 195 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2024) 500
2024 274 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2024) 498
2024 32 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 40 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 20 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 33 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 146 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 263 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2025) 498
2025 80 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 750 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 306 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s 498
2026 45 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 157 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500
2026 663 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180
2026 50 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Another One Bites The Dust.

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1And the Cradle Will RockVan Halen
  2. 3Whip ItDevo
  3. 4Don't Stand So Close to MeThe Police
  4. 5Once in a LifetimeTalking Heads
  5. 6You Shook Me All Night LongAC/DC
  6. 7Even It UpHeart

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