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“What's The Frequency Kenneth?” by R.E.M.

From the album Monster (1994)

“What's The Frequency Kenneth?” by R.E.M. appears on 44 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1994 and 2024. It was first released in 1994 on the album Monster. Its best result is #2 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #12 alternative song of 1994, #505 alternative song of all time and #187 of the '90s.

44countdowns
19stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1994–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 36 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 19 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 9 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 18 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 2 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 8 Virgin Radio United Kingdom Virgin Radio Top 10 Songs of 1994 10
1994 70 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100
1994 9 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 63 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1999 199 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 642 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 158 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 392 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1043 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1060 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 222 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1060 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 224 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1041 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 261 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 400 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1041 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 477 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 437 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1026 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 79 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio VR10x10 (April 2003) 100
2004 272 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1026 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 283 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 388 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1021 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 202 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 373 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2008 423 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 412 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 437 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 442 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 443 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 193 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 432 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 436 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 1425 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2023 196 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 190 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: What's the Frequency Kenneth; What's the Frequency Kenneth?; What's the Frequency, Kenneth?; What's The Frequency, Kenneth?; What's The Frequency Kenneth; What's The Frequency Kenneth??.

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