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“Red Rain” by Peter Gabriel

From the album So (1986)

“Red Rain” by Peter Gabriel appears on 38 radio countdowns from 13 stations between 1986 and 2024. It was first released in 1986 on the album So. Its best result is #28 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #85 alternative song of 1986, #516 alternative song of all time and #410 of the '80s.

38countdowns
13stations
#28best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1986–2024years charted

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1986 28 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1986 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 64 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1992 325 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 183 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 415 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 183 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 218 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 251 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 213 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 163 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1996 263 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 141 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 410 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 577 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 977 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 164 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 1783 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 166 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 1784 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 169 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 1785 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 321 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 1774 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1505 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 614 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1505 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1503 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 740 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 709 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 727 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 741 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 770 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 804 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 841 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2020 529 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 1021 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 1037 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 161 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Charting alongside it in 1986

Best songs of 1986 →
  1. 1PanicThe Smiths
  2. 2AskThe Smiths
  3. 3Bigmouth Strikes AgainThe Smiths
  4. 4SledgehammerPeter Gabriel
  5. 5Wild Wild LifeTalking Heads
  6. 6Don't Get Me WrongThe Pretenders