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“Sweet Child o' Mine” by Guns N Roses

From the album Appetite for Destruction (1987)

“Sweet Child o' Mine” by Guns N Roses appears on 44 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1987 on the album Appetite for Destruction. Its best result is #3 on the Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #177 alternative song of 1988 and #965 alternative song of all time.

44countdowns
17stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1988–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 48 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 35 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 780 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 27 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1991 191 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1993 43 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 95 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1998 77 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
2001 119 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2002 21 K-Rock K-Rock Top 92 Party Songs of All-Time (2002) 92
2004 3 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 14 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 284 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 20 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 79 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 77 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 83 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 284 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 88 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 49 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 629 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 98 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2010 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2010) 70
2011 84 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 90 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 65 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 92 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2014 95 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2014 175 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 194 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 514 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 9 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 29 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 70 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 20 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 248 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 37 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 28 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 7 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 49 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 31 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 74 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 34 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 124 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Sweet Child O Mine; Sweet Child 0' Mine; Sweet Child 'O Mine; Sweet child o' Mine; Sweet Child O'Mine; Sweet Child O' Mine.

Charting alongside it in 1988

Best songs of 1988 →
  1. 1SuedeheadMorrissey
  2. 2DesireU2
  3. 3Beds are BurningMidnight Oil
  4. 4Route 66Depeche Mode
  5. 5Peek-A-BooSiouxsie and the Banshees
  6. 6Chains of LoveErasure