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“Dani California” by Red Hot Chili Peppers

From the album Stadium Arcadium (2006)

“Dani California” by Red Hot Chili Peppers appears on 41 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 2006 and 2025. It was first released in 2006 on the album Stadium Arcadium. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006, and it was voted number one on five countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 2006, #865 alternative song of all time and #25 of the '00s.

41countdowns
19stations
#1best position
5#1 finishes
14top 10 finishes
2006–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 107
2006 2 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 91
2006 4 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 106
2006 2 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 2 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2006 1 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 5 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2006 89
2006 26 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 10 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 89
2006 1 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 102
2006 4 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 1 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 97
2006 11 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006 106
2006 16 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2006 30
2006 34 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 100
2006 1 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2007 41 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 107
2007 52 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 106
2007 58 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 356 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 156 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 276 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 238 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 353 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 9 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 222 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 339 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 29 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 27 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 313 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 3 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2011 300 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 294 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 302 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 286 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 34 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2022 395 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 779 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 730 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 800 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 857 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: DANI CALIFORNIA.

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