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“New Slang” by The Shins

From the album Oh, Inverted World (2001)

“New Slang” by The Shins appears on 34 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 2001 and 2024. It was first released in 2001 on the album Oh, Inverted World. Its best result is #3 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #69 alternative song of 2005, #1,114 alternative song of all time and #345 of the '00s.

34countdowns
14stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
2001–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 43 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2001 50
2004 92 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 71 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2004 99 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2004 59 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 77
2005 30 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2005 107
2005 19 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 106
2005 3 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101
2005 51 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 150
2005 108 ModernRock.com Online ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 400

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 448 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 191 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 2004 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 31 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 335 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 166 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 462 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 359 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 463 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 82 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 447 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 72 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 433 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 424 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 414 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 412 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 22 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 410 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 368 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 216 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 50 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 756 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 207 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2024 28 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885

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