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“Black Metallic” by Catherine Wheel

From the album Ferment (1992)

“Black Metallic” by Catherine Wheel appears on 45 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1992 on the album Ferment. Its best result is #15 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty'). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 1992, #644 alternative song of all time and #292 of the '90s.

45countdowns
16stations
#15best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 15 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty') 50
1992 40 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 90 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91
1992 19 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992 105
1992 40 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1992 19 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 100
1992 72 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 325 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 123 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 473 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 290 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 308 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 476 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 269 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 112 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 341 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 83 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 609 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 498 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 230 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 331 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1377 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 331 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1378 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 344 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1377 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 353 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 350 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1363 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 72 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 461 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1363 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 100 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 389 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1362 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 370 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 138 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 364 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 300 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2009 441 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2019 150 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1882 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 323 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 228 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2026 543 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Charting alongside it in 1992

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  4. 4OneU2
  5. 5JeremyPearl Jam
  6. 6TomorrowMorrissey