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“Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service

From the album Give Up (2003)

“Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service appears on 39 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2003 and 2024. It was first released in 2003 on the album Give Up. Its best result is #2 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #39 alternative song of 2004, #772 alternative song of all time and #87 of the '00s.

39countdowns
14stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
5top 10 finishes
2003–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 32 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2004 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 2 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 91
2004 9 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2004 24 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2004 8 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2004 100
2004 14 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 77
2004 8 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2005 23 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 34 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 106
2005 18 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 9 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2005 105
2005 144 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 1952 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 122 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1900 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 27 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 217 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 65 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 150 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 110 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 226 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 146 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 22 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 283 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 151 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 150 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 722 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 132 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 120 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 48 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 60 BBC Radio 6 Music BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years 100
2014 108 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 292 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 511 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 61 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1035 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 125 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2024 38 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885

Charting alongside it in 2004

Best songs of 2004 →
  1. 1American IdiotGreen Day
  2. 2Take Me OutFranz Ferdinand
  3. 3Somebody Told MeThe Killers
  4. 4Float OnModest Mouse
  5. 5VertigoU2
  6. 6MegalomaniacIncubus