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“Paranoid Android” by Radiohead

“Paranoid Android” by Radiohead appears on 68 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1997 and 2026. Its best result is #5 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #87 alternative song of 1997 and #90 alternative song of all time.

68countdowns
15stations
#5best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1997–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 54 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 91
1997 7 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 19 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 20 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1998 13 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 113 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 627 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 350 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 758 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 19 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
1999 25 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 337 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 19 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 322 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 27 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2002 185 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 322 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 28 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2002 26 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2003 147 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 322 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 23 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 100 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 322 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 30 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2004 538 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 45 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 318 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 29 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 421 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 24 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 23 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 307 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 1437 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 18 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 1338 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2008 17 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 1151 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 24 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 5 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 231 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 907 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 36 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2011 808 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2011 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 25 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 113 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 785 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 30 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2013 13 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 730 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 42 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2014 65 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2015 61 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2017 76 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2018 31 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 85 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2019 26 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2019 80 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2020 163 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 73 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2021 66 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2022 11 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2023 24 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 89 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2026 166 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Paranoid Andriod.

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