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“Top of the Pops” by The Smithereens

From the album Blow Up (1991)

“Top of the Pops” by The Smithereens appears on 14 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1991 and 2025. It was first released in 1991 on the album Blow Up. Its best result is #23 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #191 alternative song of 1991 and #1,439 alternative song of all time.

14countdowns
6stations
#23best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2025years charted

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Top Of The Pops

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"Top of the Pops" kicked off the campaign for Blow Up, the Smithereens' fourth album, released on Capitol in 1991. Pat DiNizio wrote it on his own, and it's the band doing what they do best: tight, chiming power pop with a hook you can hum after one spin and a rhythm section that never lets the song sit still.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 95 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991 105
1991 23 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1991 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 292 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 761 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 293 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 812 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 814 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 814 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1539 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 814 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1219 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 814 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 814 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2021 602 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 287 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2025 358 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800

Also listed as: Top of the pops; Top Of The Pops.

Charting alongside it in 1991

Best songs of 1991 →
  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
  2. 2Losing My ReligionR.E.M.
  3. 3UnbelievableEMF
  4. 4Kiss Them for MeSiouxsie and the Banshees
  5. 5RushBig Audio Dynamite
  6. 6Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers

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