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“Cult of Personality” by Living Colour

From the album Vivid (1988)

“Cult of Personality” by Living Colour appears on 47 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 1989 and 2025. It was first released in 1988 on the album Vivid. Its best result is #42 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #54 alternative song of 1989, #253 alternative song of all time and #388 of the '80s.

47countdowns
15stations
#42best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1989–2025years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 43 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 42 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 486 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 158 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1991 714 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 281 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 182 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 193 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 165 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 234 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 380 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 166 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 366 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 807 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 269 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 366 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 270 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 366 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 340 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 162 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 366 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 83 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 154 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 366 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 481 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 366 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 263 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 171 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 363 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 365 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 156 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 434 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 485 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 434 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 437 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 440 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 445 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 458 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 269 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 453 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 460 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 229 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 918 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 688 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 311 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 144 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 157 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Cult Of Personality.

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