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“Fade to Black” by Metallica

From the album Ride the Lightning (1984)

“Fade to Black” by Metallica appears on 16 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1990 and 2020. It was first released in 1984 on the album Ride the Lightning. Its best result is #27 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,210 alternative song of all time.

16countdowns
5stations
#27best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2020years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 27 Z-Rock Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) 1000
1999 824 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
2006 301 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2008 358 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2009) 70
2010 27 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2010) 70
2011 33 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2011) 70
2012 60 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2012) 70
2013 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2013) 66
2015 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2015) 66
2016 28 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2016) 66
2017 29 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2017) 66
2018 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2018) 66
2019 48 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2019) 66
2020 53 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Zwaarste Lijst (2020) 66
2020 950 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020

Also listed as: Fade To Black.