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“Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” by The Ramones

From the album Rocket to Russia (1977)

“Sheena Is A Punk Rocker” by The Ramones appears on 67 radio countdowns from 22 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1977 on the album Rocket to Russia. Its best result is #46 on The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #261 alternative song of all time.

67countdowns
22stations
#46best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1988–2026years charted

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"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is the Ramones at their sunniest, a Sire single from 1977 that ended up on Rocket to Russia, their third album. It's punk with its heart in vintage surf rock and bubblegum pop, the buzzsaw roar of Johnny Ramone's guitar wrapped around a melody that could have come off a beach-party jukebox, and Joey Ramone croons it like the goofiest, sweetest teen idol on the block.

The lineup is all there: Joey up front, Johnny on guitar, Dee Dee Ramone on bass and Tommy Ramone on drums. Tony Bongiovi and Thomas Erdelyi produced, with Ed Stasium engineering and Don Berman assisting, and the sound is bright, tight and loud enough to rattle your fillings.

The song got around before the album did. Britain got it first as a single in May 1977, and it reached number 22 there; America followed in July, when it scraped to 81 on the Hot 100 and was added to a second pressing of Leave Home in place of "Carbona Not Glue". Both it and its B-side, "I Don't Care", were then remixed for Rocket to Russia. It has stayed one of the band's best-loved songs ever since.

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

RockLists rankings

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Indie & Adult Alternative

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 352 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1989 447 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 258 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 443 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1992 279 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 279 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 164 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 458 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 317 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 280 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 418 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 198 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 489 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 285 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 310 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 932 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 217 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 418 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 768 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 443 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 161 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 469 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 161 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 469 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 161 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 388 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 161 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 646 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 293 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 161 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 173 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 257 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 81 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 161 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 263 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 161 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 607 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2005 81 The Edge KEDJ Top 103 on Independent Radio 103
2005 53 96.5 The Buzz 96.5 The Buzz Top 96 of the 70s & 80s 96
2006 262 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 259 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 212 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 46 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 326 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 882 WTMD WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time 897
2008 253 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 259 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 364 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 257 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 139 WYEP WYEP 913 Essential Songs 913
2010 276 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 276 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 454 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 279 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 285 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 813 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 862 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 376 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2019 438 102.5 KZOK KZOK Top 1025 of 2019 1025
2020 982 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 707 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2022 106 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s 908
2022 834 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 634 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2024 491 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2025 146 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2026 378 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Sheena Is a Punk Rocker; Sheena is a Punk Rocker; Shenna Is A Punk Rocker; Sheena Is Punk Rocker.

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