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“Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M.

From the album Out of Time (1991)

“Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M. appears on 30 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1991 and 2023. It was first released in 1991 on the album Out of Time. Its best result is #8 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 1991, #558 alternative song of all time and #328 of the '90s.

30countdowns
13stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1991–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 8 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 107
1991 11 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 91
1991 20 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991 105
1991 16 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 171 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 272 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 226 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 311 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1996 415 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1999 215 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 236 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 988 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 177 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 450 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 82 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 688 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 82 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 82 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 70 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 82 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1304 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 82 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1396 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 82 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 91 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 85 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 395 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 166 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 757 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2023 368 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Charting alongside it in 1991

Best songs of 1991 →
  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
  2. 2Losing My ReligionR.E.M.
  3. 3UnbelievableEMF
  4. 4Kiss Them for MeSiouxsie and the Banshees
  5. 5RushBig Audio Dynamite II
  6. 6Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers