Song · Robyn
“Dancing On My Own” by Robyn
From the album Body Talk, Pt 1 (2010)
“Dancing On My Own” by Robyn appears on 14 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2013 and 2026. It was first released in 2010 on the album Body Talk, Pt 1. Its best result is #27 on the WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far).
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"Dancing on My Own" kicked off Robyn's Body Talk series in April 2010 as the lead single from Body Talk Pt. 1, and it's the saddest song you'll ever want to dance to. She wrote it with Patrik Berger, who produced, with Robyn co-producing and Niklas Flyckt on the mix. The scene is a packed club near last call: she's dancing by herself, watching the ex she came looking for hold someone else, working up the nerve for one final confrontation. Robyn drew on nights out in Stockholm, things she'd seen on tour, a broken engagement and her love of weepy gay disco.
The album cut is stark, cold electropop with a pulse like a racing heart. It gave her a first number one at home in Sweden, a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording, and in 2021 Rolling Stone ranked it 20th among its 500 greatest songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 815 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2020 | 74 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of the 2010s (2020) | 100 |
| 2020 | 517 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 60 | KEXP | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) | 491 |
| 2023 | 185 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time | 909 |
| 2023 | 680 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 477 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 930 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 40 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 70 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 228 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 673 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2025 | 27 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 468 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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