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“Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” by The White Stripes

From the album White Blood Cells (2001)

“Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” by The White Stripes appears on 37 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 2001 and 2024. It was first released in 2001 on the album White Blood Cells. Its best result is #15 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #21 alternative song of 2002, #1,233 alternative song of all time and #162 of the '00s.

37countdowns
17stations
#15best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
2001–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2001 85 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2001 89
2001 25 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2001 50
2002 15 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 18 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 91
2002 15 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 106
2002 44 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 41 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 61 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 63 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 31 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 44 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 89
2002 20 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 33 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 99
2002 22 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 105
2002 15 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2002 50
2003 79 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 2002 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 395 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1817 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1817 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 414 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1813 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 89 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 208 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 460 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 381 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 391 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 387 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 396 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 398 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 392 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 398 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 386 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 885 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 213 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2024 565 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2024 211 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground; Dead Leaves & the Dirty Ground; Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground; Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground; Dead Leaves On The Dirty Ground.

Charting alongside it in 2002

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