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“Ridiculous Thoughts” by The Cranberries

From the album No Need to Argue (1994)

“Ridiculous Thoughts” by The Cranberries appears on 21 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1995 and 2014. It was first released in 1994 on the album No Need to Argue. Its best result is #42 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #74 alternative song of 1995 and #1,875 alternative song of all time.

21countdowns
8stations
#42best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1995–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 64 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 42 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 78 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 54 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 514 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1439 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 981 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 1439 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1440 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1438 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1467 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1424 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1424 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1423 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1436 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1437 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1449 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1479 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1546 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1584 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1638 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Ridiculous Thouhgts.

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