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“Waiting For The End” by Linkin Park

From the album A Thousand Suns (2010)

“Waiting For The End” by Linkin Park appears on 38 radio countdowns from 27 stations between 2010 and 2020. It was first released in 2010 on the album A Thousand Suns. Its best result is #3 on the 97X Top 97 of 2011. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #19 alternative song of 2010 and #15 of the '10s.

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6top 10 finishes
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"Waiting for the End" came out on 1 October 2010 as a single from A Thousand Suns, Linkin Park's album of that year, and it's credited to all six members: Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Dave Farrell, Rob Bourdon and Joe Hahn. Rick Rubin produced.

It's a slow-burning, spacious track, lilting verses giving way to a soaring, layered chorus, electronics humming in the background like distant radio chatter. Critics praised it widely, and it reached 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. Hahn directed the video, which premiered on MTV a week after the single, and the song later turned up as downloadable content for both Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and Rock Band 3.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2010 9 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2010 30
2010 36 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 35 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 25 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2010 89
2010 65 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 37 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2010 99
2010 25 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 23 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2010 99
2010 62 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 50 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 19 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 51 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 34 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 The 103 Most Played Buzz Cuts of 2010 103
2010 77 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2010 88
2010 62 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 24 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2010 29 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105
2010 10 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 20 of 2010 20
2010 46 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 54 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2010 102
2010 38 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 20 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2010 50
2010 5 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95 Songs of 2010 95
2011 18 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 30 Songs of 2011 30
2011 61 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2011 91
2011 10 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2011 102
2011 9 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2011 99
2011 14 Rock 93.5 Columbia, SC Rock 93.5 WARQ Top 93 of 2011 92
2011 22 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtracks of 2011 94
2011 24 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2011 89
2011 42 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 107 of 2011 105
2011 13 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 22 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2011 105
2011 41 X107.5 Las Vegas, NV X107.5 Top 50 Songs That Didn't Suck 2011 50
2011 3 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2011 86 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2011 103
2011 13 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 Songs of 2011 50

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2020 95 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99

Also listed as: Waiting for the End; Waiting For the End; Waiting for The End.

Charting alongside it in 2010

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