Artist · chart history

The Hives

Band Fagersta Sweden Formed 1993 Swedish rock band

The Hives formed in 1993 in Fagersta, Sweden. The Hives has 109 chart appearances on 83 radio countdowns from 36 stations on RockLists, spanning 2001–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Hate To Say I Told You So”, which appears on 49 lists and was voted number one once. In total the artist has topped 1 countdown. The station that charted The Hives most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 33 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2002.

109appearances

83countdowns

9songs charted

36stations

1#1 finishes

2001–2026years

The Hives came out of the small Swedish town of Fagersta in matching black-and-white outfits, with stage names out of a comic book and a garage-rock racket that hit like a slammed car door. Howlin' Pelle Almqvist hollered and strutted up front, Nicholaus Arson and Vigilante Carlstroem sawed away on guitars, Dr. Matt Destruction played bass and Chris Dangerous pounded the drums, and that lineup held firm for 2 decades.

They'd been a big deal at home since the '90s and the debut Barely Legal, but Veni Vidi Vicious in 2000 put them on the map worldwide just as the garage rock revival hit. "Hate to Say I Told You So" is their signature: a jittery, spring-loaded riff, a stop-start groove and Pelle yelping over it all like the building's on fire. "Main Offender" is just as cocky. A compilation called Your New Favourite Band made the introductions official.

Tyrannosaurus Hives in 2004 tightened the screws with "Walk Idiot Walk" and "Two-Timing Touch and Broken Bones", The Black and White Album in 2007 brought the swagger of "Tick Tick Boom", and Lex Hives in 2012 kept the party going with "Go Right Ahead". Matt Destruction retired in 2013 and Johan Gustafsson took over the bass. Critics keep calling them one of the great live rock bands of their time, and nobody who's seen them argues.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by The Hives on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Hate To Say I Told You So	2,320	49	#1	1	2002
2	Walk Idiot Walk	886	28	#32	–	2004
3	Go Right Ahead	235	6	#22	–	2012
4	Tick Tick Boom	215	10	#54	–	2007
5	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	196	11	#68	–	2004
6	Good Samaritan	84	1	#18	–	2019
7	Main Offender	58	2	#66	–	2002
8	Rigor Mortis Radio	15	1	#76	–	2023
9	Paint a Picture	14	1	#50	–	2025

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

01 02 03 04 07 08 12 19 23 25

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2026	464	Hate To Say I Told You So	101X 500 (2026)
2026	569	Hate To Say I Told You So	KXT 917 Song Countdown
2025	50	Paint a Picture	WBER Listener Countdown 2025
2025	259	Hate To Say I Told You So	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century
2025	439	Tick Tick Boom	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century
2025	287	Hate To Say I Told You So	WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far)
2024	384	Hate To Say I Told You So	The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century
2024	550	Hate To Say I Told You So	WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024)
2023	76	Rigor Mortis Radio	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2023
2022	410	Hate To Say I Told You So	101X 500 (2022)
2022	81	Hate To Say I Told You So	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2022	420	Walk Idiot Walk	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2022	816	Tick Tick Boom	90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s
2019	18	Good Samaritan	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2019
2014	1353	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	1671	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	1841	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2014	2014	Go Right Ahead	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013	1338	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013	1619	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2013	1777	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2012	53	Go Right Ahead	CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2012
2012	97	Go Right Ahead	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012
2012	22	Go Right Ahead	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2012
2012	34	Go Right Ahead	96.5 The Buzz Top 96 Songs of 2012
2012	63	Go Right Ahead	99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2012
2011	1390	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011	1653	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2011	1710	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010	1418	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010	1646	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010	1709	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010	191	Hate To Say I Told You So	94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade
2009	1385	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009	1604	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009	1735	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2009	72	Hate To Say I Told You So	WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009)
2008	117 (tie)	Tick Tick Boom	WBER Listener Countdown 2008
2008	1390	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008	1583	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2008	1744	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007	69	Tick Tick Boom	91X Top 91 Songs of 2007
2007	99	Tick Tick Boom	The End Top 107 Songs of 2007
2007	64	Tick Tick Boom	CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007
2007	98	Tick Tick Boom	102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007
2007	54	Tick Tick Boom	88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2007
2007	83	Tick Tick Boom	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007
2007	99	Tick Tick Boom	Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007
2007	1150	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007	1329	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007	1788	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2006	302	Hate To Say I Told You So	Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2006	246	Hate To Say I Told You So	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006	35	Hate To Say I Told You So	The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006)
2005	321	Hate To Say I Told You So	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005	1790	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	1995	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	431	Hate To Say I Told You So	99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005	64	Hate To Say I Told You So	96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the New Millennium
2005	95	Hate To Say I Told You So	WFPK Top 100 Party Songs
2004	69	Walk Idiot Walk	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004
2004	70	Walk Idiot Walk	91X Top 91 Songs of 2004
2004	94	Walk Idiot Walk	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004
2004	79	Walk Idiot Walk	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004	74	Walk Idiot Walk	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004
2004	55	Walk Idiot Walk	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004	68	Walk Idiot Walk	The End Top 77 Songs of 2004
2004	32	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004	68	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004
2004	69	Walk Idiot Walk	Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004	94	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004	51	Walk Idiot Walk	CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004
2004	68	Walk Idiot Walk	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004
2004	86	Walk Idiot Walk	WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2004
2004	47	Walk Idiot Walk	99X Essential 99 of 2004
2004	65	Walk Idiot Walk	G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004
2004	81	Walk Idiot Walk	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004
2004	96	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004
2004	127 (tie)	Walk Idiot Walk	WBER Listener Countdown 2004
2004	187 (tie)	Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones	WBER Listener Countdown 2004
2004	55	Walk Idiot Walk	Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004
2004	88	Walk Idiot Walk	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004
2004	1795	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2004	1998	Walk Idiot Walk	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	56	Hate To Say I Told You So	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003
2003	403	Hate To Say I Told You So	WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003)
2003	1795	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002	11	Hate To Say I Told You So	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002
2002	4	Hate To Say I Told You So	91X Top 91 Songs of 2002
2002	66	Main Offender	91X Top 91 Songs of 2002
2002	1	Hate To Say I Told You So	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002
2002	76	Main Offender	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002
2002	32	Hate To Say I Told You So	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002	12	Hate To Say I Told You So	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002
2002	19	Hate To Say I Told You So	K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002
2002	39	Hate To Say I Told You So	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002	16	Hate To Say I Told You So	The End Top 107 Songs of 2002
2002	54	Hate To Say I Told You So	89X Top 89 Songs of 2002
2002	13	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002
2002	30	Hate To Say I Told You So	Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002
2002	4	Hate To Say I Told You So	The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002
2002	68	Hate To Say I Told You So	Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002
2002	16	Hate To Say I Told You So	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002
2002	23 (tie)	Hate To Say I Told You So	WBER Listener Countdown 2002
2002	32	Hate To Say I Told You So	Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2002
2002	38	Hate To Say I Told You So	WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 2002
2002	33	Hate To Say I Told You So	Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002
2002	1991	Hate To Say I Told You So	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2001	47	Hate To Say I Told You So	John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2001

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