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“Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones

Released 1966

“Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones appears on 64 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1966. Its best result is #17 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #255 alternative song of 1990 and #328 alternative song of all time.

64countdowns
10stations
#17best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 29 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1990 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1990) 100
1991 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1991) 100
1991 169 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1992 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 32 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 49 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 50 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1996 184 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 65 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 58 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 41 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 149 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2003 37 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 23 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2004 267 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 34 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 22 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2005 44 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 17 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 47 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 47 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 44 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 52 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 80 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 390 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 58 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2010 416 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 70 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 62 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 36 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2014 130 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 62 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2015 76 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 77 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2017 68 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2018 67 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2018 173 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 73 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2020 152 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2020 76 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2021 40 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 93 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2021 66 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 269 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 86 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2022 39 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 137 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 85 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2023 69 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 61 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 101 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 254 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 84 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2025 78 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100
2025 58 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 253 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2026 91 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Paint It, Black; Paint it Black; Paint in Black.

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