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“House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals

From the EP Old Favorite Pops (1970)

“House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals appears on 21 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1970 on the EP Old Favorite Pops. Its best result is #50 on the Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,672 alternative song of all time.

21countdowns
6stations
#50best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 163 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 376 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
2001 395 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2004 173 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 50 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2005 62 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 65 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2012 116 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 206 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 605 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 364 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 63 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 80 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 92 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 96 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 70 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 77 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 51 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 51 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 213 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 86 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: House Of The Rising Sun.