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“Anthem For The Year 2000” by Silverchair
From the album Neon Ballroom (1999)
“Anthem For The Year 2000” by Silverchair appears on 10 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1999 on the album Neon Ballroom. Its best result is #29 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #74 alternative song of 1999 and #6,010 alternative song of all time.
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"Anthem for the Year 2000" was the opening shot from Neon Ballroom, Silverchair's third album, and it came out in 1999 with its fists already raised. Daniel Johns wrote it alone and Nick Launay produced, and the result is alternative metal pumped up to arena size: a stomping, chanted chorus, guitars squeezed hard, Johns sneering over the top. Australian writer Craig Mathieson heard Queen's stadium moments crushed down and turned into a Y2K fight between generations, which is about right.
At home it climbed to number three on the ARIA singles chart, their sixth top-ten single, though it broke a streak: "Tomorrow" and "Freak" had both led off albums and gone all the way to number one. It also went top ten in New Zealand, on Canada's RPM Rock Report and on the UK Rock Chart.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 76 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 | 106 |
| 1999 | 62 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1999 | 101 |
| 1999 | 91 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 | 100 |
| 1999 | 63 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 1999 | 107 |
| 1999 | 35 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 1999 | 89 |
| 1999 | 29 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1999 | 100 |
| 1999 | 65 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 104 Songs of 1999 | 104 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 970 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 1999 | 816 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
| 2023 | 407 | 105.9 The X | 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) | 420 |
Also listed as: Anthem for the Year 2000.
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