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“Novocaine for the Soul” by The Eels

From the album Beautiful Freak (1996)

“Novocaine for the Soul” by The Eels appears on 26 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1996 and 2023. It was first released in 1996 on the album Beautiful Freak. Its best result is #16 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #20 alternative song of 1996, #1,385 alternative song of all time and #257 of the '90s.

26countdowns
14stations
#16best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1996–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 44 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107
1996 18 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 91
1996 16 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1996 25
1996 25 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 101
1996 26 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996 99
1996 39 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 100
1996 17 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 96

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 417 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 499 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 703 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 896 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2001 341 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1813 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2004 470 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2005 483 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2006 495 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 440 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 335 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 673 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 665 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 689 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 708 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 685 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 675 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 659 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 465 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: Novacaine for the Soul; Novocaine For The Soul; Novacane For The Soul.

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