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“Everything Zen” by Bush

From the album Sixteen Stone (1994)

“Everything Zen” by Bush appears on 77 radio countdowns from 34 stations between 1994 and 2026. It was first released in 1994 on the album Sixteen Stone. Its best result is #3 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #17 alternative song of 1995, #335 alternative song of all time and #125 of the '90s.

77countdowns
34stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

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"Everything Zen" was the song that introduced Bush under that name, lifted from their 1994 debut album Sixteen Stone and sent to radio that autumn, months before it reached the shops on 10 April 1995. Technically it was their second single; the first had gone out under another banner.

Gavin Rossdale wrote the words and the music, and it's heavy, churning stuff: guitars grinding away in low gear, Rossdale's voice sneering and aching over the top, and a chorus that lands like a door kicked off its hinges. It wears its heaviness proudly and still leaves room for a hook you can shout along with. David J. Holman and Paul Palmer mixed it for Trauma Records, keeping the low end thick and the guitars in your face.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 104 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 59 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1995 23 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 69 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 3 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1995 10
1995 8 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 58 Radio 104.1 Hartford-New Haven, CT WMRQ Top 104 Songs of 1995 104
1995 50 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 1995 50
1995 37 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL The Buzz Top 103 Alternative Songs of '95 103
1995 33 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 25 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 4 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 75 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1995 535 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) 1000
1996 470 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 315 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) 1000
1998 374 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 149 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 88 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 107 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 97 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 466 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 86 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 107 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 275 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2000 50 DC101 DC101 Top 101 Rock Songs of the 90s 101
2000 106 The Edge KEDJ Countdown 2000 (106 songs) 106
2000 44 103.3 The Edge 103.3 The Edge Top 103 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 103
2001 156 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 15 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 462 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2002 134 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2004 204 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 320 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 39 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 33 WBCN WBCN Grunge Top 104 (2004) 104
2005 111 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 236 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 142 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 162 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 1560 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 291 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 1486 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 142 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 85 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 1395 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1303 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1354 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1323 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1375 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 101 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 93 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 277 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2019 76 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 315 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 332 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2020 91 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2020 251 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2021 675 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2021 91 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2021 464 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 162 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 194 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 262 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2022 92 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 439 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2023 279 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 71 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 95 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 268 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 265 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 301 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2025 240 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2025 1018 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 233 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2026 247 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500
2026 218 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500

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