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EMF

Band Cinderford United Kingdom Formed 1989

EMF formed in 1989 in Cinderford, United Kingdom. EMF has 61 chart appearances on 51 radio countdowns from 15 stations on RockLists, spanning 1990–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Unbelievable”, which appears on 50 lists with a best position of #2. The station that charted EMF most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1991.

61appearances
51countdowns
4songs charted
15stations
0#1 finishes
1990–2023years

Songs by EMF on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 Unbelievable#263 of all time
3,044		 50 #2 – 1991
2 Lies
175		 4 #44 – 1991
3 I Believe
119		 4 #92 – 1991
4 Children
112		 2 #59 – 1991

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

90 91

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2023 418 Unbelievable The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s
2014 648 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 621 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 596 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 568 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2009 272 Unbelievable Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009)
2009 552 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 539 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 552 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2007 259 Unbelievable KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007)
2006 325 Unbelievable KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006)
2006 238 Unbelievable Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006)
2005 432 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005 94 Unbelievable Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005)
2004 309 Unbelievable The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004)
2004 431 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 431 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 641 Unbelievable Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1032 Lies Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1587 I Believe Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 431 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 538 Unbelievable Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1054 Lies Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2002 1882 I Believe Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 431 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 202 Unbelievable Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2001 183 Unbelievable WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001)
2000 470 Unbelievable WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 429 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 433 Unbelievable Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 64 Unbelievable WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 469 Unbelievable WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 578 Unbelievable The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 420 Unbelievable WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 429 Unbelievable CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 721 Unbelievable CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999)
1999 156 Unbelievable KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999)
1999 116 Unbelievable WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999)
1996 138 Unbelievable Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 304 Unbelievable WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 254 Unbelievable KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 186 Unbelievable Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 144 Unbelievable KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 68 Unbelievable Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 184 Unbelievable WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1992 158 Unbelievable KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 39 Unbelievable Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 4 Unbelievable KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991 44 Lies KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991 59 Children KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991 92 I Believe KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991
1991 5 Unbelievable 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 75 Lies 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 2 Unbelievable Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991
1991 7 Unbelievable CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991
1991 452 Unbelievable WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1991 49 Unbelievable CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 246 I Believe CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 338 Children CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition)
1991 45 Artist ranking Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1991)
1990 94 Unbelievable KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990