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The Breeders

Band Boston United States Formed 1989

The Breeders formed in 1989 in Boston, United States. The Breeders has 103 chart appearances on 67 radio countdowns from 22 stations on RockLists, spanning 1993–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Cannonball”, which appears on 60 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted The Breeders most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 36 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1993.

103appearances
67countdowns
12songs charted
22stations
1#1 finishes
1993–2026years

Songs by The Breeders on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Cannonball#125 of all time
4,362		 60 #1 1 1993
2 Divine Hammer
1,074		 21 #81 – 1994
3 Saints
206		 12 #63 – 1994
4 Huffer
76		 1 #25 – 2002
5 New Year
65		 1 #263 – –
6 Glorious
45		 1 #407 – –
7 Do You Love Me Now
18		 1 #731 – –
8 No Aloha
14		 1 #770 – –
9 Nervous Mary
12		 1 #650 – –
10 Safari
10		 1 #801 – –
11 Wait in the Car
6		 1 #85 – 2017
12 I Just Wanna Get Along
1		 1 #1977 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

93 94 02 17

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2026 782 Cannonball KXT 917 Song Countdown
2024 56 Cannonball The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024)
2024 263 New Year The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 407 Glorious The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2024 650 Nervous Mary The Best Opening Tracks of All Time
2023 20 Cannonball The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 595 Saints The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 668 Divine Hammer The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 731 Do You Love Me Now The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 770 No Aloha The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2023 801 Safari The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2022 168 Cannonball KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022)
2020 1234 Cannonball WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time
2019 198 Cannonball KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2018 308 Cannonball The Current's 893 Essential Songs
2017 85 Wait in the Car The Current Top 89 Songs of 2017
2014 17 Cannonball CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014 1046 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 19 Cannonball CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013 1067 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2012 582 Cannonball WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012)
2011 26 Cannonball CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011 1080 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 27 Cannonball CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 1129 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 303 Cannonball Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 23 Cannonball CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009 1090 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 179 Cannonball KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008)
2008 25 Cannonball CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008 1089 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 21 Cannonball CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 1107 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 140 Cannonball KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2007 79 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105.3 Artists of All-Time (May 2007)
2006 241 Cannonball KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 185 Cannonball Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 20 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 327 Divine Hammer WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 103 Cannonball The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006)
2005 116 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 49 Cannonball CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 450 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 1734 Saints CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 26 Cannonball Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005)
2004 210 Cannonball Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2004 387 Cannonball The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 50 Cannonball CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 447 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 1732 Saints CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004 200 Cannonball Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004)
2003 53 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003 48 Cannonball CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 447 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 1732 Saints CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002 25 Huffer CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002 48 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 48 Cannonball CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 447 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 1749 Saints CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 349 Cannonball Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1342 Divine Hammer Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1778 Saints Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1977 I Just Wanna Get Along Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 28 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 48 Cannonball CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 447 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 1760 Saints CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 193 Cannonball WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 27 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 54 Cannonball CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 445 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
2000 1760 Saints CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 329 Cannonball 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 35 Cannonball WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 302 Cannonball The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 45 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 409 Divine Hammer WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 54 Cannonball CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 444 Divine Hammer CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 1759 Saints CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 670 Cannonball CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 95 Cannonball The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999)
1999 136 Cannonball KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 76 Cannonball WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1996 20 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1996 308 Divine Hammer WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 369 Cannonball KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 138 Cannonball Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 86 Saints Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994
1994 84 Saints Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994
1994 63 Saints Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 81 Divine Hammer Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994
1994 44 Cannonball Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 12 Cannonball WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1994 288 Divine Hammer WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1993 11 Cannonball KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993
1993 3 Cannonball 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993
1993 1 Cannonball Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993
1993 11 Cannonball Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993
1993 8 Cannonball John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993
1993 5 Cannonball Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993
– 80 Cannonball CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s