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“Closing Time” by Semisonic

From the album Feeling Strangely Fine (1998)

“Closing Time” by Semisonic appears on 33 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1998 and 2025. It was first released in 1998 on the album Feeling Strangely Fine. Its best result is #4 on the Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #11 alternative song of 1998, #1,849 alternative song of all time and #141 of the '90s.

33countdowns
14stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1998–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 24 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1998 107
1998 40 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1998 91
1998 13 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1998 106
1998 12 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 5 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1998 100
1998 13 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998 102
1998 20 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1998 107
1998 4 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 103 Songs of 1998 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 295 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 234 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 363 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1069 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 427 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1853 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 116 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1633 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 118 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1633 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 321 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 256 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1625 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 139 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2003 306 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1483 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1483 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1481 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 497 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 2007 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1982 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2018 463 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2023 22 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 980 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2025 860 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

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