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“Steam” by Peter Gabriel

From the album Us (1992)

“Steam” by Peter Gabriel appears on 22 radio countdowns from 8 stations between 1992 and 2022. It was first released in 1992 on the album Us. Its best result is #78 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #157 alternative song of 1992 and #775 alternative song of all time.

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1992–2022years charted

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"Steam" came off Us, the 1992 album Peter Gabriel produced with Daniel Lanois, and followed "Digging in the Dirt" out as the second single, reaching American shops in December and British ones a month later. Where so much of Us broods, this one struts, all taut funk rhythm and big pop swagger, with David Bottrill recording and mixing and Richard Blair lending a hand at the desk.

It did the business: number one in Canada, number 10 in Britain and number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, which turned out to be Gabriel's last trip into the American top 40. He kept it in the set on the Secret World Tour of 1993 and 1994, and a live take landed on Secret World Live. Stephen R. Johnson directed the video.

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

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 84 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 78 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91
1992 84 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 134 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 113 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 120 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 319 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 363 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 363 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 363 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 363 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 363 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2004 363 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 364 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2008 835 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 848 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 874 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 904 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 946 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 954 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2021 457 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 686 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900

Charting alongside it in 1992

Best songs of 1992 →
  1. 1Friday I'm in LoveThe Cure
  2. 2Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers
  3. 3DriveR.E.M.
  4. 4OneU2
  5. 5JeremyPearl Jam
  6. 6TomorrowMorrissey

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