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“Atmosphere” by Joy Division

Released 1980

“Atmosphere” by Joy Division appears on 21 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 1980 and 2022. It was first released in 1980. Its best result is #1 on the John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981), and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,077 alternative song of all time.

21countdowns
7stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1980–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 2 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1980) 50
1981 1 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1981) 50
1982 2 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (1982) 50
1990 242 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 84 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 281 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
2000 1 John Peel (BBC Radio 1) John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (2000) 50
2002 1831 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1807 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1380 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1807 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1802 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 1518 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 1408 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 1353 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 1290 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 1339 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1390 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1423 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 196 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2022 413 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491