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The Undertones

Band Derry United Kingdom Formed 1975 Northern Irish punk rock band

The Undertones formed in 1975 in Derry, United Kingdom. The Undertones has 25 chart appearances on 18 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 1978–2019. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Teenage Kicks”, which appears on 16 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted The Undertones most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2003.

25appearances
18countdowns
6songs charted
6stations
0#1 finishes
1978–2019years

Songs by The Undertones on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Teenage Kicks
1,030		 16 #2 – –
2 Get Over You
238		 4 #12 – –
3 Thrill Me
94		 1 #4 – 2003
4 Oh Please
58		 1 #22 – 2003
5 You've Got My Number (Why Don
44		 1 #29 – –
6 Jimmy Jimmy
40		 1 #31 – –

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2019 257 Teenage Kicks KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time
2014 855 Teenage Kicks WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014)
2006 386 Teenage Kicks WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006)
2006 206 Teenage Kicks Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006)
2005 400 Teenage Kicks WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005)
2005 23 Teenage Kicks Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005)
2005 110 Teenage Kicks Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 65 Teenage Kicks Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 4 Thrill Me John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003
2003 22 Oh Please John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003
2003 1783 Teenage Kicks Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 66 Artist ranking Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Artists of All-Time (December 2002)
2001 170 Teenage Kicks Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 2 Teenage Kicks John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000)
1982 8 Teenage Kicks John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982)
1982 36 Get Over You John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982)
1981 6 Teenage Kicks John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981)
1981 20 Get Over You John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981)
1980 7 Teenage Kicks John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980)
1980 17 Get Over You John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980)
1979 2 Teenage Kicks John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1979 12 Get Over You John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1979 29 You've Got My Number (Why Don John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1979 31 Jimmy Jimmy John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1979)
1978 10 Teenage Kicks John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1978)