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“The World I Know” by Collective Soul

From the album Collective Soul (1995)

“The World I Know” by Collective Soul appears on 22 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1995 and 2025. It was first released in 1995 on the album Collective Soul. Its best result is #38 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #76 alternative song of 1996, #2,180 alternative song of all time and #469 of the '90s.

22countdowns
11stations
#38best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1995–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 78 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 44 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 85 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104
1996 86 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1996 107
1996 38 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1996 101
1996 57 107.7 The End Seattle, WA The End Top 107 Songs of 1996 107
1996 67 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 96 Songs of 1996 96

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 342 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 246 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1391 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1391 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1344 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 384 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1343 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1202 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1328 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1328 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1328 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2022 818 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 851 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 993 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2025 926 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Charting alongside it in 1996

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