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“Lightning Crashes” by Live

From the album Throwing Copper (1994)

“Lightning Crashes” by Live appears on 58 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 1995 and 2026. It was first released in 1994 on the album Throwing Copper. Its best result is #1 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995, and it was voted number one on three countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 1995, #135 alternative song of all time and #22 of the '90s.

58countdowns
21stations
#1best position
3#1 finishes
8top 10 finishes
1995–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1995 1 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1995 107
1995 7 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1995 91
1995 4 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1995 10
1995 4 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 101
1995 1 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1995 100
1995 22 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1995 100
1995 7 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 95 Songs of 1995 95
1995 1 WDRE Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA WDRE Top 103.9 Songs of 1995 104

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 4 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1995 60 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 20 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 238 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 21 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 46 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 30 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 130 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 57 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 33 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 13 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 15 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 12 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
1999 63 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 13 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 45 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 36 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 75 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 51 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 366 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 75 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 231 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 52 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 78 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 39 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 153 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 15 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 185 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 329 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 62 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 432 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 110 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 441 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 183 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 70 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 422 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 429 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 437 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 445 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 459 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 1864 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2023 76 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 415 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2026 472 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Lighting Crashes.

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