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Cover of Irresistible Bliss by Soul Coughing
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“Super Bon Bon” by Soul Coughing

From the album Irresistible Bliss (1996)

“Super Bon Bon” by Soul Coughing appears on 38 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1996 on the album Irresistible Bliss. Its best result is #8 on the WBER Listener Countdown 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #109 alternative song of 1997 and #980 alternative song of all time.

38countdowns
20stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1997–2026years charted

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"Super Bon Bon" was the second single from Irresistible Bliss, Soul Coughing's second album, released in 1996 after the band cut it in 1995 with David Kahne producing and the group sharing the production credit. It's built on a fat, prowling bassline and looped percussion, with Mike Doughty's words tumbling over the top in a hypnotic, half-spoken rush, and it's as slippery and strange as rock radio got in those days.

Alternative stations in America took to it in a big way, and it became one of the band's best-known songs, still a fixture whenever they reunite for shows. Slash put out the single with remixes by the Propellerheads, and Jamie Caliri directed the video.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 82 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 107
1997 80 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 91
1997 75 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 100
1997 8 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1997 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 158 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 414 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 421 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 299 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 339 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 362 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
2000 115 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2001 117 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2002 137 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 734 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 163 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2005 311 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 582 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 314 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 1503 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 809 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2008 1404 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1332 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 913 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 1228 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1281 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1287 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1329 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 392 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 441 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 355 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2022 199 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 411 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2023 282 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 887 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2023 416 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2024 224 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 383 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2026 699 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

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