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“Fuel” by Metallica

From the album Reload (1997)

“Fuel” by Metallica appears on 36 radio countdowns from 18 stations between 1997 and 2026. It was first released in 1997 on the album Reload. Its best result is #2 on the KISW Top 25 Songs from 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,880 alternative song of all time.

36countdowns
18stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1997–2026years charted

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Metallica: Fuel (Official Music Video)

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"Fuel" was the third single from Reload, Metallica's seventh album, and it runs on exactly what the title promises: James Hetfield's love of custom cars. Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett wrote it, and Hetfield and Ulrich produced it with Bob Rock, with Jason Newsted on bass and Randy Staub and Mike Fraser mixing.

It picked up a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance, and it never left the stage; it turns up on live records from Cunning Stunts and S&M through Through the Never. A demo with different lyrics, called "Fuel for Fire", became the theme for NASCAR on NBC, and much later it resurfaced in Fortnite.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 56 97.1 The Eagle Dallas-Fort Worth, TX KEGL The Eagle's Top 97 Songs of 1997 97
1997 2 KISW Seattle-Tacoma, WA KISW Top 25 Songs from 1997 25
1997 81 WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 103
1998 20 DC101 Washington, D.C. DC101 Top 101 Songs of 1998 101
1998 77 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1998 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1998 753 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) 1000
1999 624 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 552 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) 998
2002 271 KISW KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) 999
2004 48 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 482 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2010 317 97.9 The Loop The Loop USO Rock 'N' Roll 500 (2010) 500
2013 453 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR CT 500 (2013) 500
2013 132 KBPI KBPI Top 200 Songs of All Time 200
2019 246 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2019) 500
2020 283 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2020) 500
2020 375 Q105.7 Q105.7 Memorial Day 500 (2020) 499
2020 248 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2020) 420
2021 258 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2021) 420
2021 321 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 265 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ 500 (2021) 500
2022 259 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2022) 420
2022 261 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2022) 500
2022 1014 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2023 260 105.9 The X 105.9 The X July 420 (2023) 420
2023 354 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 391 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 65 94.1 WJJO WJJO Frequent Rocker Top 100 Songs of 2023 100
2024 444 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 68 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2024) 400
2024 364 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 500
2025 481 WFPK WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s 500
2025 160 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 480 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 496 106.7 WLLZ WLLZ Rock N Roll 500 (2026) 500
2026 473 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 1997

Best songs of 1997 →
  1. 1Song 2Blur
  2. 2Walkin' On The SunSmash Mouth
  3. 3TubthumpingChumbawamba
  4. 4FlySugar Ray
  5. 5The Impression That I GetThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  6. 6Semi-Charmed LifeThird Eye Blind

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