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“Dogs of Lust” by The The

From the album Dusk (1993)

“Dogs of Lust” by The The appears on 24 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1993 and 2026. It was first released in 1993 on the album Dusk. Its best result is #78 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #226 alternative song of 1993 and #855 alternative song of all time.

24countdowns
10stations
#78best position
0#1 finishes
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1993–2026years charted

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"Dogs of Lust" opened the campaign for Dusk, the fourth The The album, in January 1993, and it prowls. Matt Johnson wrote it and co-produced it with Bruce Lampcov, but the song belongs just as much to Johnny Marr, who plays electric guitar alongside Johnson and blows the harmonica riff that snakes through the whole thing. James Eller's bass and Vinnie Colaiuta's drums keep it low and dirty while Johnson growls up front.

It was a hit in several countries: 25 in the UK, top 20 in Ireland, New Zealand and Norway, and number two on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks. Tim Pope directed the video.

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
1993 78 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 481 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1999 291 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 806 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 292 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 304 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 304 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1004 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 304 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 721 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 304 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 308 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 272 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2007 1173 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1170 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1194 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1230 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1282 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1306 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1349 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 176 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 302 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 844 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2026 806 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Dogs Of Lust.

Charting alongside it in 1993

Best songs of 1993 →
  1. 1CannonballThe Breeders
  2. 2CreepRadiohead
  3. 3LingerThe Cranberries
  4. 4PlushStone Temple Pilots
  5. 5No RainBlind Melon
  6. 6Soul to SqueezeRed Hot Chili Peppers

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