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“Level” by The Raconteurs

From the album Broken Boy Soldiers (2006)

“Level” by The Raconteurs appears on 27 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 2006 and 2026. It was first released in 2006 on the album Broken Boy Soldiers. Its best result is #20 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #50 alternative song of 2006, #1,731 alternative song of all time and #454 of the '00s.

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#20best position
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2006–2026years charted

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"Level" is a garage rock cut from Broken Boy Soldiers, the Raconteurs' 2006 debut, a record whose songs came out of Jack White and Brendan Benson writing as a pair. Once the two had "Steady, As She Goes" and "Broken Boy Soldier" finished and demoed, they brought in Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler to help build up the material, and the album was made at Le Grande on Grand Boulevard in Detroit.

White produced it for V2, and the sessions ran on a gearhead's rule: every sound on the album was captured with Coles 4038 microphones and nothing else.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2006 74 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2006 107
2006 71 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 91
2006 65 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 106
2006 76 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 30 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2006 29 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 107
2006 57 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 101
2006 32 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 88.5 Songs of 2006 89
2006 75 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2006 97
2006 59 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2006 106
2006 20 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2006 103
2006 90 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 100
2007 58 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 91
2007 42 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 102
2007 75 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 49 (tie) WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2007 129

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2007 734 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 811 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 674 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 593 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 547 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 517 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 503 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 395 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 342 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2025 639 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2026 387 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: LEvel.

Charting alongside it in 2006

Best songs of 2006 →
  1. 1Dani CaliforniaRed Hot Chili Peppers
  2. 2When You Were YoungThe Killers
  3. 3Steady, As She GoesThe Raconteurs
  4. 4Miss MurderAFI
  5. 5CrazyGnarls Barkley
  6. 6VicariousTool

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