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“Forgotten Years” by Midnight Oil

From the album Blue Sky Mining (1990)

“Forgotten Years” by Midnight Oil appears on 22 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1990 and 2014. It was first released in 1990 on the album Blue Sky Mining. Its best result is #38 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #61 alternative song of 1990 and #665 alternative song of all time.

22countdowns
6stations
#38best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1990–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 54 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 38 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 201 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1994 317 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 282 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 925 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 678 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 679 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 638 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 638 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 141 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 638 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 396 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 638 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 639 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 887 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 843 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 858 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 885 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 919 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 952 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 989 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013

Also listed as: Forgotton Years.

Charting alongside it in 1990

Best songs of 1990 →
  1. 1Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor
  2. 2The Only One I KnowThe Charlatans
  3. 3Blue Sky MineMidnight Oil
  4. 4Enjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode
  5. 5Here's Where The Story EndsThe Sundays
  6. 6The Emperor's New ClothesSinéad O'Connor