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“Rock & Roll Queen” by The Subways
Released 2005
“Rock & Roll Queen” by The Subways appears on 21 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2005 and 2022. It was first released in 2005. Its best result is #33 on The End Top 107 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #84 alternative song of 2006 and #2,520 alternative song of all time.
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"Rock & Roll Queen" was the third single from The Subways' debut, Young for Eternity, a 2005 blast of British indie rock with Billy Lunn's words on top and a music credit he shares with Charlotte Cooper and Josh Morgan. Cash Box heard dance-floor drive and muscle in it and tipped the newcomers for the charts.
What really kept it alive was the screen. It opened the Music from the OC: Mix 5 soundtrack after turning up on The OC, then kept popping up: Rimmel ads, Live Free or Die Hard, the German film Die Welle, EA Sports' Rugby 06 and FIFA Street 2, and games such as Saints Row 2 and Forza Horizon. RocknRolla used it in its trailer and in a nightclub scene where the band appear playing it.
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 | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2005 | 91 |
| 2005 | 67 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2005 | 106 |
| 2005 | 95 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2005 | 100 |
| 2005 | 38 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2005 | 107 |
| 2005 | 139 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 251 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
| 2006 | 78 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2006 | 91 |
| 2006 | 79 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2006 | 106 |
| 2006 | 44 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
| 2006 | 33 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2006 | 107 |
| 2006 | 53 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2006 | 101 |
| 2006 | 57 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2006 | 102 |
| 2006 | 94 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 810 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1048 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1069 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1113 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1150 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1212 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1252 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2022 | 531 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
Also listed as: Rock n' Roll Queen; Rock N Roll Queen; Rock and Roll Queen.
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