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“Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys

From the album Smiley Smile (1967)

“Good Vibrations” by The Beach Boys appears on 16 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1991 and 2025. It was first released in 1967 on the album Smiley Smile. Its best result is #41 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,747 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns
6stations
#41best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 265 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
2000 46 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) 50
2004 188 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 57 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 41 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 89 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2009 160 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 257 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2012 57 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2014 44 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 132 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 57 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 118 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 433 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 373 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 217 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043