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“Aerials” by System of a Down

From the album Toxicity (2001)

“Aerials” by System of a Down appears on 24 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2001 and 2009. It was first released in 2001 on the album Toxicity. Its best result is #1 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #5 alternative song of 2002, #2,532 alternative song of all time and #64 of the '00s.

24countdowns
15stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
8top 10 finishes
2001–2009years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 80 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 100
2002 6 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 39 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 91
2002 9 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 106
2002 5 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 1 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 10 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 1 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 13 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 11 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 89
2002 17 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 8 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 99
2002 5 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2002 106
2002 37 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 100
2002 13 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 99
2002 44 KNAC Los Angeles, CA KNAC Top 105 Songs of 2002 105
2003 29 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 33 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 80 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2006 121 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 346 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2008 234 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 57 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 223 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500

Charting alongside it in 2002

Best songs of 2002 →
  1. 1By the WayRed Hot Chili Peppers
  2. 3You Know You're RightNirvana
  3. 4All My LifeFoo Fighters
  4. 5Fell in Love With a GirlThe White Stripes
  5. 6ToxicitySystem of a Down
  6. 7Hate To Say I Told You SoThe Hives