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“Yellow Ledbetter” by Pearl Jam

“Yellow Ledbetter” by Pearl Jam appears on 57 radio countdowns from 17 stations between 1994 and 2026. Its best result is #2 on The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 1994, #176 alternative song of all time and #136 of the '90s.

57countdowns
17stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1994–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1994 107
1994 26 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1994 91
1994 59 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1994 106
1994 11 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1994 101
1994 6 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1994 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 146 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1995 12 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 99 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 84 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1999 124 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 124 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 128 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 113 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 82 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 51 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 196 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 29 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 64 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of the '90s (September 2000) 100
2000 197 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 198 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 116 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 33 WFNX WFNX Top 50 Grunge Songs of All-Time (June 2002) 50
2002 198 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 58 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 76 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 91
2003 198 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 92 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 198 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 119 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 199 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 2 107.7 The End The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) 77
2005 38 107.7 The End The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) 77
2006 124 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2006 77 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 141 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 183 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 149 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 149 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 86 CFNY 102.1 The Edge The Top 200 Songs of the 90's According to 102.1 The Edge 200
2009 304 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 148 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 190 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of All-Time (2009) 200
2010 102 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) 200
2010 152 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 162 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 78 CFNY 102.1 The Edge 102.1 The Edge Top 102 New Rock Songs of All-Time 102
2012 489 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 163 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 167 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 295 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 206 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2021 793 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 742 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 137 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 706 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 297 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 635 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 835 KXT KXT 917 Song Countdown 917

Also listed as: Yellow Leadbetter.

Charting alongside it in 1994

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