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“Liar” by The Sex Pistols
From the album Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
“Liar” by The Sex Pistols appears on 13 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2013. It was first released in 1977 on the album Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols. Its best result is #1193 on the CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,518 alternative song of all time.
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"Liar" sits on Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, the band's one and only studio album, which Virgin let loose on 28 October 1977. The writing credit reads Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon and Glen Matlock, but Matlock had left early in the sessions, and "Anarchy in the U.K." is the only track with his bass on it. Cook, Jones and singer Johnny Rotten, on the other hand, are on every cut. Chris Thomas and Bill Price took turns running the sessions, sometimes working together, and share the production credit.
The title only stoked the uproar the band already trailed behind them: many shops refused to stock the album, and some charts printed a blank where its name should have been. It went straight in at number one in Britain anyway.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1202 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1203 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1209 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1208 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1193 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1193 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1194 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1841 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1796 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1830 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1877 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1960 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1980 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
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