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“God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys

From the album Pet Sounds (1966)

“God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys appears on 16 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2000 and 2026. It was first released in 1966 on the album Pet Sounds. Its best result is #9 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,243 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns
7stations
#9best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
2000–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2000 41 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) 50
2001 493 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2004 44 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 66 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 19 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 44 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 43 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 43 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2012 359 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 22 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 13 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 9 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 841 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 625 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2025 683 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 727 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: God only knows.