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“Machinehead” by Bush

From the album Sixteen Stone (1994)

“Machinehead” by Bush appears on 40 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1996 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Sixteen Stone. Its best result is #1 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #7 alternative song of 1996, #414 alternative song of all time and #51 of the '90s.

40countdowns
16stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
5top 10 finishes
1996–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1996 10 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107
1996 3 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1996 91
1996 10 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1996 25
1996 1 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 101
1996 11 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1996 99
1996 14 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 107
1996 5 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 96

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 61 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1999 85 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 187 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 143 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 91 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 219 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 26 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 149 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 94 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 26 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2001 50 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 336 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2004 270 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 171 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 57 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 60 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2006 48 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 318 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 92 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 121 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 340 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 167 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 302 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 172 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 45 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 290 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 119 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 80 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 307 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 317 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 316 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 319 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 345 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893

Also listed as: Machine Head.

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