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“God Save the Queen” by The Sex Pistols

From the album Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)

“God Save the Queen” by The Sex Pistols appears on 63 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1977 and 2022. It was first released in 1977 on the album Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols. Its best result is #3 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #61 alternative song of 1977, #56 alternative song of all time and #61 of the '70s.

63countdowns
17stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1977–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1977 61 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Forgotten Fifty of 1977 61

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1978 3 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978) 50
1979 13 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979) 50
1980 25 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980) 50
1981 38 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981) 50
1982 25 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982) 50
1987 45 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1987) 100
1988 226 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 35 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) 200
1988 71 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1988) 100
1989 35 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1989 53 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1989) 100
1990 83 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 93 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 121 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 94 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 250 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 192 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 160 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 39 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 189 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 187 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 39 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 248 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 159 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 164 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 802 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 99 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 143 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 828 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 207 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 97 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 879 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 99 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 880 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 18 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 880 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 123 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 84 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 11 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 877 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 65 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 87 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 877 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 58 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 149 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 14 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 877 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 325 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 12 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 41 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 94 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 72 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 70 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 71 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 70 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 369 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 74 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 74 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 266 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 208 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1915 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 96 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491

Also listed as: God Save The Queen; God Saves the Queen.

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