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“Closer” by Nine Inch Nails

From the album The Downward Spiral (1994)

“Closer” by Nine Inch Nails appears on 67 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1994 and 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album The Downward Spiral. Its best result is #1 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 1994, #79 alternative song of all time and #18 of the '90s.

67countdowns
19stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
17top 10 finishes
1994–2023years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 6 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 3 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 4 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 1 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 14 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100
1994 2 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 100
1994 23 Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) Radio & Records Top 94 Songs of 1994 94

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 427 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 51 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 3 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 31 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 14 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 28 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 10 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 11 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 5 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 243 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 4 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 36 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 141 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1550 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 5 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 3 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 12 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 101 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1551 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 103 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1551 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 7 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 106 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1547 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 266 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 51 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 83 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 1551 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 9 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 49 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 1551 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 24 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 12 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 93 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 1545 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 13 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 3 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 13 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 82 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 5 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 59 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 16 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 56 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 15 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 26 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 56 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 5 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2009 62 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2010 16 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 54 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 56 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 9 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2013 53 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 40 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years (2013) 100
2014 57 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2018 608 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2020 1000 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 82 107.7 The End The End Obligatory Top 100 Alternative Songs of All Time (2021) 100
2023 25 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 21 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91

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