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“The Unforgiven” by Metallica

From the album Metallica (1991)

“The Unforgiven” by Metallica appears on 21 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1991 and 2025. It was first released in 1991 on the album Metallica. Its best result is #32 on the KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,527 alternative song of all time and #409 of the '90s.

21countdowns
11stations
#32best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1991–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

Hard Rock & Metal

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1997 70 WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 103

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 63 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1998 91 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 55 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 223 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 47 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 101 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2001 37 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2004 145 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2006 134 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 32 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2008 47 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2009 118 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 156 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 162 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 47 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2021 415 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 384 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 223 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 504 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 510 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: The Unforgiven II.

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