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“Alive” by Pearl Jam

From the album Ten (1991)

“Alive” by Pearl Jam appears on 119 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 1991 and 2025. It was first released in 1991 on the album Ten. Its best result is #1 on the WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #36 alternative song of 1992, #3 alternative song of all time and #57 of the '90s.

119countdowns
24stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
40top 10 finishes
1991–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 106 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 107
1991 58 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 91
1992 27 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 6 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91
1992 27 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1992 69 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 38 CRNC 90.1 CRNC Top 90.1 Songs of the '90s 91
1992 283 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 59 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 53 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 304 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 119 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1994 7 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 109 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 19 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1995 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 23 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 45 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 115 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1996 112 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1997 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1998 3 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
1999 15 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 4 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 33 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 22 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 13 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 28 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 15 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 102 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 6 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 10 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 34 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
1999 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 2 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 9 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 9 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 8 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 11 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 8 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 7 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 2 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 1 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 7 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 8 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) 100
2002 256 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 88 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 4 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 10 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2004 8 Q101 Q101 Top 300 Party Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 32 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 11 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 4 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2004 411 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 37 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 12 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 12 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 7 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) 100
2005 5 107.7 The End The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) 77
2006 30 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Songs of the '90s (December 2006) 107
2006 51 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 14 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 45 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2006) 100
2007 21 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 37 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2007 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 15 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 27 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2008 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 38 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 77 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 28 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 68 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2009 6 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 25 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 468 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 25 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 28 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 4 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2011 28 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2011 4 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 4 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 31 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2012 72 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 28 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2013 5 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2014 27 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 10 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2014 152 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2015 12 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 12 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2017 13 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2018 98 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2018 19 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2019 20 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2020 17 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2020 103 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 22 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2021 574 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 54 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 492 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 28 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2022 243 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 23 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 23 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2023 26 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2023 768 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 96 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 32 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2024 37 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 40 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2025 38 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100

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