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“Clocks” by Coldplay

From the album A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)

“Clocks” by Coldplay appears on 71 radio countdowns from 23 stations between 2002 and 2024. It was first released in 2002 on the album A Rush of Blood to the Head. Its best result is #1 on The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 2003, #301 alternative song of all time and #13 of the '00s.

71countdowns
23stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
12top 10 finishes
2002–2024years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2002 23 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002 107
2002 36 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2002 91
2002 44 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2002 106
2002 40 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2002 100
2002 92 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2002 92
2002 58 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 107
2002 87 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2002 89
2002 76 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002 101
2002 49 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002 100
2002 56 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2002 99
2002 7 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2002 105
2002 69 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002 100
2003 9 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 5 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 9 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 7 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 3 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 29 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 12 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 89
2003 18 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 21 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 1 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 107
2003 17 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 2 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 24 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 14 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 386 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 47 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 59 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 16 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2004 207 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2004 244 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 132 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1145 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 57 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2005 188 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2005 77 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 100 Brit Songs of All-Time (May 2005) 100
2006 21 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 317 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 71 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 248 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2006 27 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 251 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 127 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 256 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2008 33 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 2 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2009 173 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 232 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 117 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2009 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 70 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 48 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 208 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 33 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2010 485 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 5 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2011 192 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2011 59 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 85 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 415 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 192 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 85 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2013 9 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2013 1 BBC Radio 6 Music BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years 100
2014 193 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 213 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 454 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 349 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2024 35 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885

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