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Sneaker Pimps

Band Hartlepool United Kingdom Formed 1994

Sneaker Pimps formed in 1994 in Hartlepool, United Kingdom. Sneaker Pimps has 61 chart appearances on 58 radio countdowns from 24 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “6 Underground”, which appears on 54 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted Sneaker Pimps most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.

61appearances
58countdowns
5songs charted
24stations
0#1 finishes
1997–2026years

Sneaker Pimps came out of Hartlepool in 1994 and took their name from a Beastie Boys magazine article about a man hired to hunt down classic sneakers, which tells you how much they cared about cool. Electronic musician Liam Howe and guitarist Chris Corner started the group, then brought in Kelli Dayton, now known as Kelli Ali, to sing, with guitarist Joe Wilson and drummer Dave Westlake as backing musicians.

Becoming X, in 1996, is trip hop at its slinkiest: smoky breakbeats, woozy bass, spooky atmospherics and Dayton's breathy voice floating over the top. "6 Underground" is the one everybody remembers, a hazy, hypnotic crawl that went on to live a long life on rock radio's countdowns, with "Spin Spin Sugar" and "Post-Modern Sleaze" close behind.

After that, they did something bold: they replaced Dayton with Corner on vocals. Bloodsport, in 2002, brought "Sick", and Wilson and Westlake left the same year. After a long silence, Howe and Corner revived Sneaker Pimps in 2016 and started releasing new music in 2021.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Sneaker Pimps on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 6 Underground
2,419		 54 #2 – 1997
2 Post-Modern Sleaze
58		 2 #74 – 1998
3 Tesko Suicide
48		 1 #53 – 1997
4 Sick
37		 1 #58 – 2002
5 Spin Spin Sugar
20		 3 #95 – 1997

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

97 98 99 02

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 210 6 Underground KXT 917 Song Countdown
2025 290 6 Underground WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s
2023 394 6 Underground 105.9 The X July 420 (2023)
2023 344 6 Underground The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 378 6 Underground 105.9 The X July 420 (2022)
2022 441 6 Underground The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time
2022 496 6 Underground X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time
2022 723 6 Underground The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2021 374 6 Underground 105.9 The X July 420 (2021)
2021 575 6 Underground 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s
2020 393 6 Underground 105.9 The X July 420 (2020)
2019 73 6 Underground X96's Top 100 Songs of the 90's
2014 656 6 Underground CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 676 6 Underground CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 675 6 Underground CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 705 6 Underground CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 424 6 Underground Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 735 6 Underground CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 271 6 Underground KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 746 6 Underground CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 799 6 Underground CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 163 6 Underground KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 290 6 Underground KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 234 6 Underground Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2005 1675 6 Underground CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 447 6 Underground 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005 70 6 Underground Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005)
2004 435 6 Underground The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 1677 6 Underground CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 1677 6 Underground CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 58 Sick 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002
2002 1692 6 Underground CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 1700 6 Underground CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 268 6 Underground WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 1700 6 Underground CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 85 6 Underground WBER Listener Countdown 1999
1999 290 6 Underground 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 452 6 Underground Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 263 6 Underground WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 1063 6 Underground The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1700 6 Underground CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 187 6 Underground KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 167 6 Underground WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1998 74 Post-Modern Sleaze WFNX Top 101.7 Songs of 1998
1998 76 Post-Modern Sleaze The End Top 107 Songs of 1998
1997 17 6 Underground KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997
1997 59 6 Underground 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997
1997 6 6 Underground Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997
1997 100 Spin Spin Sugar Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997
1997 16 6 Underground Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997
1997 11 6 Underground WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997
1997 95 Spin Spin Sugar WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997
1997 25 6 Underground The End Top 107 Songs of 1997
1997 99 Spin Spin Sugar The End Top 107 Songs of 1997
1997 2 6 Underground KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997
1997 19 6 Underground 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997
1997 43 6 Underground X103.9 Top 103.9 Songs of 1997
1997 53 Tesko Suicide WBER Listener Countdown 1997
1997 62 6 Underground WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997
1997 87 6 Underground Triple J Hottest 100 of 1997
1997 12 6 Underground Radio & Records Top 97 Songs of 1997

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