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“Birdhouse In Your Soul” by They Might Be Giants

From the album Flood (1990)

“Birdhouse In Your Soul” by They Might Be Giants appears on 49 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1990 on the album Flood. Its best result is #4 on the CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #80 alternative song of 1990 and #223 alternative song of all time.

49countdowns
15stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
7top 10 finishes
1990–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 35 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 70 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 90
2005 70 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2005 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 79 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 96 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 659 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 46 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 213 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 474 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 376 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 403 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 84 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 363 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 78 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 475 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 343 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 249 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 408 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 7 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 824 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 235 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 6 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 236 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 7 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 329 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 7 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1005 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 339 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 7 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 816 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 9 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 346 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 275 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 4 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 491 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 294 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 193 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 139 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 142 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 489 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 154 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 165 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 168 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 173 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 432 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 399 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2022 206 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 50 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2026 422 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Birdhouse in Your Soul; Birdhouse in your Soul.

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