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“Chop Suey” by System of a Down

From the album Toxicity (2001)

“Chop Suey” by System of a Down appears on 62 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 2001 and 2026. It was first released in 2001 on the album Toxicity. Its best result is #1 on the Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #11 alternative song of 2001, #706 alternative song of all time and #38 of the '00s.

62countdowns
16stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
27top 10 finishes
2001–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 3 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001 107
2001 3 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001 106
2001 54 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2001 101
2001 3 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001 100
2001 19 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2001 93
2001 10 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2001 100
2001 7 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2001 107
2001 29 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001 89
2001 1 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2001 99
2001 2 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2001 106
2001 3 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2001 100
2001 48 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2001 100
2002 17 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 37 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 5 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 1 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 18 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002 99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 25 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2002 5 The Buzz The Buzz Top Songs of All-Time (Labor Day 2002, partial) 144
2004 258 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 100 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2006 14 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 50 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 82 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2008 45 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 33 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 120 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 7 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009) 70
2009 82 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2010 117 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 12 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2010) 70
2011 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011) 70
2012 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2012) 70
2013 80 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2013 7 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2013) 66
2013 26 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2014 4 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2014) 66
2015 36 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2015 3 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2015) 66
2016 29 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2016 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2016) 66
2017 27 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2017 2 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2017) 66
2018 3 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2018) 66
2018 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2019 43 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2019 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2019) 66
2020 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2020 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2020) 66
2021 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2021 11 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2021) 66
2022 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2022 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2022) 66
2023 55 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2023 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2023) 66
2024 64 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2024 7 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2024) 66
2024 177 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 61 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100
2025 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2025) 66
2026 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2026) 66

Also listed as: Chop Suey!.

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