Song · The Decemberists
“The Perfect Crime” by The Decemberists
“The Perfect Crime” by The Decemberists appears on 6 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2008 and 2022. Its best result is #50 on the WBER Listener Countdown 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #324 alternative song of 2008.
"The Perfect Crime #2" comes from The Crane Wife, the Decemberists' fourth album, and that number in the title means what it says: it's a sequel to "The Perfect Crime #1", a song that never made the album and only surfaced later as a bonus track. Capitol released #2 as a single in September 2007, following "O Valencia!", which made it a first for the band: never before had they put out more than one single from the same record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 50 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2008 | 136 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 164 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 197 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2013 | 593 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2016 | 150 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2022 | 475 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
Also listed as: The Perfect Crime #2.
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