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“The Hardest Button to Button” by The White Stripes

From the album Elephant (2003)

“The Hardest Button to Button” by The White Stripes appears on 32 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 2003 and 2014. It was first released in 2003 on the album Elephant. Its best result is #10 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #8 alternative song of 2003, #1,118 alternative song of all time and #84 of the '00s.

32countdowns
18stations
#10best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
2003–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 15 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 14 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 91
2003 10 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 26 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 24 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 31 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 58 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 37 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 89
2003 34 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 20 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 27 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 66 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 107
2003 31 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 47 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 14 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2003 100
2003 44 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2004 84 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 73 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 32 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 77 Songs of 2004 77
2004 57 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 229 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 304 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2006 85 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 357 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 293 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 235 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 223 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 207 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 186 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 169 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 169 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 166 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: The Hardest Button To Button.

Charting alongside it in 2003

Best songs of 2003 →
  1. 1Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
  2. 2Like a StoneAudioslave
  3. 3Somewhere I BelongLinkin Park
  4. 4Bring Me to LifeEvanescence
  5. 5Times Like TheseFoo Fighters
  6. 6FaintLinkin Park