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“Numb” by Linkin Park

From the album Meteora (2003)

“Numb” by Linkin Park appears on 50 radio countdowns from 20 stations between 2003 and 2025. It was first released in 2003 on the album Meteora. Its best result is #2 on the Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #26 alternative song of 2003, #1,101 alternative song of all time and #7 of the '00s.

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20stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
2003–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2003 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2003 107
2003 83 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2003 91
2003 35 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2003 106
2003 35 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2003 101
2003 25 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2003 100
2003 25 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2003 92
2003 33 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 83 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2003 89
2003 25 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2003 29 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2003 102
2003 107 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2003 107
2003 24 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2003 99
2003 25 WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2003 106
2003 16 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2003 105
2003 66 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2003 100
2004 11 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2004 107
2004 19 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2004 106
2004 14 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 101
2004 15 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2004 100
2004 9 K-Rock New York, NY K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2004 93
2004 31 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2004 89
2004 18 Y100 Philadelphia, PA Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2004 99
2004 11 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 102
2004 20 CHOI Radio X Quebec City, QC CHOI Top 98 Songs of 2004 98
2004 26 The Bear Ottawa, ON The Bear Top 107 Songs of 2004 107
2004 27 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2004 99
2004 2 Channel 104.9 San Jose, CA Channel 104.9 Top 104.9 Songs of 2004 105
2004 2 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2004 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2004 20 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2006 68 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) 107
2006 77 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 272 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2008 133 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 136 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 123 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 17 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2011 8 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2012 23 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2013 829 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2017 56 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2018 65 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2019 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2020 72 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2021 22 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2021 76 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2022 85 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2023 83 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2024 47 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2025 894 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100

Charting alongside it in 2003

Best songs of 2003 →
  1. 1Seven Nation ArmyThe White Stripes
  2. 2Like a StoneAudioslave
  3. 3Somewhere I BelongLinkin Park
  4. 4Bring Me to LifeEvanescence
  5. 5Times Like TheseFoo Fighters
  6. 6FaintLinkin Park