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“Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd

From the album The Wall (1979)

“Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd appears on 48 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1980 and 2026. It was first released in 1979 on the album The Wall. Its best result is #2 on the WMGK Philly 500 (2026). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #27 alternative song of 1980 and #465 alternative song of all time.

48countdowns
12stations
#2best position
0#1 finishes
10top 10 finishes
1980–2026years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1980 27 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980 106

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 95 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 73 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1991 17 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) 500
1996 7 WNEW-FM WNEW Firecracker 500 (1996) 500
1998 90 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1998) 100
2004 72 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2004 375 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 206 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 390 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 84 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2007) 100
2008 62 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2008) 100
2009 63 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2009) 100
2009 53 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (2009) 100
2009 35 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 74 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2010) 100
2011 46 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2011) 100
2012 28 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2012) 100
2012 49 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 25 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2013) 100
2014 23 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2014 26 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2014) 100
2015 22 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2015) 100
2016 19 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2016) 100
2017 20 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2017) 100
2018 20 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2018) 100
2018 87 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 16 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2019) 100
2020 22 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2020) 100
2020 34 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 9 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2021 126 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2021 21 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2021) 100
2022 7 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2022 10 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 44 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2022 16 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2022) 100
2023 9 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2023 5 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 13 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2023) 100
2024 15 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2024) 100
2024 10 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 16 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2024 22 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 6 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 17 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2025) 100
2025 9 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043
2026 2 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500

Charting alongside it in 1980

Best songs of 1980 →
  1. 1Whip ItDevo
  2. 2The WaitThe Pretenders
  3. 3RefugeeTom Petty
  4. 4She's So ColdThe Rolling Stones
  5. 5Give Me Back My ManThe B-52's
  6. 6Another Brick in the Wall Part IIPink Floyd