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“Uprising” by Muse

From the album The Resistance (2009)

“Uprising” by Muse appears on 81 radio countdowns from 46 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2009 on the album The Resistance. Its best result is #1 on the X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009, and it was voted number one on two countdowns in total. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 2009, #1,584 alternative song of all time, #18 of the '00s and #66 of the '10s.

81countdowns
46stations
#1best position
2#1 finishes
22top 10 finishes
2009–2026years charted

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"Uprising" was the first single from Muse's fifth album, The Resistance, in 2009, and it's Matt Bellamy's glam-rock stomp dressed up in space-age chrome. He wrote it, sings it and plays guitar and keyboards; Dominic Howard's drums and a crowd of handclaps march it forward, and Chris Wolstenholme's bass does the heavy lifting. The band wanted a real rhythm section this time rather than their usual mix of distorted bass and synths, and Wolstenholme went after a bass tone that sounds like a synth without being one.

The band took cues from Goldfrapp and old-school glam rock, and a few critics couldn't stop hearing the Doctor Who theme in its eerie, pulsing hook. It reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, cracked the top 10 in seven countries and became Muse's best-selling single, double platinum in the US.

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

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 7 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 20 Songs of 2009 20
2009 9 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2009 91
2009 8 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 5 WFNX Boston, MA WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 7 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON 89X Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 21 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2009 101
2009 12 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge The Top 102 of 2009 102
2009 15 The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2009 99
2009 51 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 38 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 Songs of 2009 106
2009 3 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2009 30
2009 10 99 Rock Lebanon-Hanover-White River Junction, NH-VT 99Rock WFRD Top 99 of 2009 99
2009 26 X103.9 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA X103.9 Top Songs of 2009 103
2009 2 103.1 The River Kalispell-Flathead Valley, MT 103.1 The River Top 103 of 2009 103
2009 49 The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN The Current Top 89 Songs of 2009 89
2009 11 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 1 X96 Salt Lake City, UT X96 Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 5 WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009 104
2009 4 KFMA Tucson, AZ KFMA Top 50 Songs of 2009 50
2009 15 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME WCYY Top 50 of 2009 50
2009 8 96X Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA 96X Top 30 of 2009 30
2009 15 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 of 2009 94
2009 54 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 103
2009 18 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2009 105
2009 6 WVBR Ithaca, NY WVBR Top 93 of 2009 92
2009 15 WBER Rochester, NY WBER Listener Countdown 2009 106
2009 12 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009 103
2009 35 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2009 107
2009 14 90.5 WERG Erie, PA WERG Top 90 of 2009 90
2009 2 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2009 51
2009 58 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2009 88
2009 9 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 100
2009 5 WBRU Providence, RI WBRU Top 95.5 Songs of 2009 96
2010 21 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 2010 91
2010 15 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2010 101
2010 19 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 102
2010 5 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2010 94
2010 27 106.1 The Corner Charlottesville, VA 106.1 The Corner Top 106 of 2010 105
2010 8 Channel 92.3 San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area, CA Channel 92.3 Top 92 Songs of 2010 92
2010 1 FM 102/1 Milwaukee, WI FM 102/1 Top 50 of 2010 50
2010 21 89.7 The River Omaha, NE / Council Bluffs, IA 89.7 The River Top 89 of 2010 89
2010 2 KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA KSLG Top 94 Slugtunez of 2010 94
2010 20 105.7 The Point St. Louis, MO 105.7 The Point Top 105 Songs of 2010 105
2010 21 WFIV 105.3 Knoxville, TN WFIV Top 105 of 2010 105
2010 21 94.1 The Zone Rochester, NY 94.1 The Zone Most Played Songs of 2010 91
2010 2 ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2010 51
2011 22 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2011 94
2011 15 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL 97X Top 97 of 2011 97
2020 80 CD101 Columbus, OH CD101 Top 93 Songs of 2020 93

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
2009 87 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 2009) 101
2010 96 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 New Rock Songs of the Millennium 200
2010 206 94.1 The Zone 94.1 The Zone 210 Most Played Songs of the Decade 210
2010 817 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 62 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of the 2000s 102
2011 1920 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 39 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2012 855 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 1826 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 445 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) 885
2014 1813 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 198 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2014) 500
2015 200 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2015) 500
2019 160 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2019) 500
2020 52 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of Last Decade (2010s) 107
2020 3 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade 99
2020 452 DC101 The DC101 Top 500 500
2021 95 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2021 460 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2022 552 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s 907
2022 85 X96 X96 Top 500 Alternative Songs of All Time 500
2022 92 101X 101X 500 (2022) 498
2023 67 ALT 104.5 ALT 104.5 Top 104 of ALT Time 104
2023 131 94.3 WCYY WCYY CYY 500 Most Played Songs (2023) 500
2023 312 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of All Time 909
2024 925 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century 1055
2024 589 WXPN WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) 885
2025 388 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) 400
2025 308 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century 909
2025 215 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs 800
2025 616 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) 714
2026 59 101X 101X 500 (2026) 500

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