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“Five Years” by David Bowie

From the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972)

“Five Years” by David Bowie appears on 18 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 1999 and 2024. It was first released in 1972 on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. Its best result is #17 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,176 alternative song of all time.

18countdowns
4stations
#17best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1291 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1292 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1300 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1299 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1284 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 1284 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1284 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1617 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1574 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1586 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1622 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1688 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1757 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1822 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 748 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 691 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 914 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2024 17 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738