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“Rain King” by Counting Crows

From the album August and Everything After (1993)

“Rain King” by Counting Crows appears on 24 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1994 and 2020. It was first released in 1993 on the album August and Everything After. Its best result is #12 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #84 alternative song of 1994 and #1,201 alternative song of all time.

24countdowns
7stations
#12best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1994–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 87 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 76 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 12 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 211 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 809 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 1142 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1145 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1148 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1147 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1201 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 1132 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1132 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 313 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 1132 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 945 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 936 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 962 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 990 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 677 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 1022 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1077 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1131 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 590 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2020 1319 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Charting alongside it in 1994

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  5. 5Black Hole SunSoundgarden
  6. 6LongviewGreen Day