The Second Best Eurovision Entry by Each Country

Victories and current records aside, what is the national runner-up from every country in the Eurovision Song Contest? Find out by watching this ranking list. The second best placed song with the highest score is chosen for each nation. The same placement many times ranks higher. When multiple countries have the same placement, each country's best result determines their ranking order. If there still is a tie, the songs are sorted from older to newer. UPDATE 2022: United Kingdom has 16 runner-up placements now. UPDATE 2023: Finland's new second best placement is the runner-up and Czechia's the 10th. UPDATE 2024: Croatia making their new record becoming the runner-up leads to their new second best placement being the 4th (1996 & 1999). UPDATE 2025: Estonia has two 3rd placements and Israel three runner-up placements now. UPDATE 2026: Bulgaria winning leads to their new second best placement being the runner-up (2017) and Israel has four runner-up placements now.