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“Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes

From the album Elephant (2003)

“Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes appears on 70 radio countdowns from 27 stations between 2003 and 2026. It was first released in 2003 on the album Elephant. Its best result is #1 on the WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024), and it was voted number one on ten countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #1 alternative song of 2003, #308 alternative song of all time and #12 of the '00s.

70countdowns
27stations
#1best position
10#1 finishes
25top 10 finishes
2003–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 3 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 91
2003 1 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 1 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 5 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 1 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 6 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 2 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 89
2003 1 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 1 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 2 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 6 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 107
2003 1 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 26 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 106
2003 3 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 10 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 2003 50
2003 3 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 100
2003 3 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2004 28 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2020 62 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020 93

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 103 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1866 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 153 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 1850 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 28 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 29 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 65 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1836 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 22 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2006 1 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 193 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 38 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 98 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 42 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 98 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 81 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 150 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 113 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2008 76 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 1 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 54 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 105 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 27 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2009 20 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2010 4 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 107 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 100 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2010 358 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 48 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2011 108 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2011 78 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 40 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 113 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 4 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 6 BBC Radio 6 Music BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years 100
2013 2 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 112 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 77 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 66 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 54 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 486 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 3 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2022 108 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 31 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2024 31 107.7 The End The End Sweet Summer Vibes Countdown (2024) 100
2024 41 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2024 1 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 501 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 237 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Seven-Nation Army.

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