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“Calamity Song” by The Decemberists

From the album The King Is Dead (2011)

“Calamity Song” by The Decemberists appears on 26 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 2011 and 2026. It was first released in 2011 on the album The King Is Dead. Its best result is #6 on the WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #175 alternative song of 2011 and #7,450 alternative song of all time.

26countdowns
17stations
#6best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
2011–2026years charted

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RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2011 66 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 30 WRSI 93.9 The River Northampton / Pioneer Valley, MA WRSI Top 93 Songs of 2011 93
2011 30 KFOG San Francisco Bay Area, CA KFOG Foghead Favorites of 2011 50
2011 6 WTMD Baltimore, MD WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2011 89
2011 38 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 36 92.3 WTTS Indianapolis-Bloomington, IN WTTS Top 50 Songs of 2011 50
2011 45 WFUV New York, NY WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2011 90
2011 25 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2011 107
2011 28 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Best of 2011 50
2011 67 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2011 100
2011 25 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2011 103
2011 95 Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY WEXT Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 75 89.9 WLCA St. Louis, MO WLCA Top 89 of 2011 89
2011 6 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2011 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2013 1941 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 458 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 2002 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 463 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2019 463 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2022 451 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055
2023 862 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2024 785 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2024 696 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 665 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 585 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2026 701 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Calamity song.

Charting alongside it in 2011

Best songs of 2011 →
  1. 1Pumped up KicksFoster The People
  2. 2RopeFoo Fighters
  3. 3The Adventures of Rain Dance MaggieRed Hot Chili Peppers
  4. 4WalkFoo Fighters
  5. 5You are a TouristDeath Cab for Cutie
  6. 6Rolling in the DeepAdele

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