Song · The Clash
“Koka Kola” by The Clash
From the album London Calling (1979)
“Koka Kola” by The Clash appears on 11 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2010. It was first released in 1979 on the album London Calling. Its best result is #984 on the CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,365 alternative song of all time.
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"Koka Kola" is one of the wiry little jabs on the Clash's 1979 album London Calling, a tight, twitchy blast of guitars and skittering rhythm that's gone almost before you've clocked it. Joe Strummer and Mick Jones wrote it and play the guitars, with Paul Simonon on bass and Topper Headon on drums and percussion.
Guy Stevens produced and Bill Price engineered, and it has the same loose, live-in-the-room feel as the rest of the record, all nervy energy and no wasted motion.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 984 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1035 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1035 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1035 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1020 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1020 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1019 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1919 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1899 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1936 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1987 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
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