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“Hard Sun” by Eddie Vedder

Released 2007

“Hard Sun” by Eddie Vedder appears on 34 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 2007 and 2025. It was first released in 2007. Its best result is #8 on the Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #62 alternative song of 2007 and #497 of the '00s.

34countdowns
21stations
#8best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
2007–2025years charted

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Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun (Music Video) HD

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"Hard Sun" is Eddie Vedder's 2007 recording of a song written by Gordon Peterson, and Vedder treats it like a campfire hymn blown up to wide-screen size. He produced and mixed it with Adam Kasper, who also recorded it, and the pair leave room for the song to breathe and build.

The secret weapon is Corin Tucker on backing vocals, her voice wrapping around Vedder's and pushing the chorus skyward.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2007 62 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2007 107
2007 56 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2007 91
2007 85 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2007 106
2007 80 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 43 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2007 100
2007 66 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2007 89
2007 96 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 53 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2007 102
2007 94 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 101 Songs of 2007 101
2007 19 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2007 103
2007 31 WXPN Philadelphia, PA WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2007 100
2007 79 KWOD Sacramento, CA KWOD Top 106 Songs of 2007 106
2008 92 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2008 106
2008 81 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge's Top 102 Songs of 2008 102
2008 86 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2008 99
2008 60 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 106 Songs of 2008 105
2008 85 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2008 93
2008 20 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2008 94
2008 8 Lightning 100 Nashville, TN Lightning 100 Top 100 Songs of 2008 100
2009 57 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 274 WYEP WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade 913
2010 173 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2013 238 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2016 594 WYEP WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 913
2018 327 WTMD WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 896
2019 829 WYEP WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 1017
2019 829 WYEP WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 1099
2022 859 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2023 577 WYEP WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 1229
2024 816 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 186 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs 850
2024 393 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 258 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 154 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714

Also listed as: Hard SUn.

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