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“Drive” by R.E.M.

From the album Automatic for the People (1992)

“Drive” by R.E.M. appears on 45 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1992 and 2024. It was first released in 1992 on the album Automatic for the People. Its best result is #3 on the WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 alternative song of 1992, #338 alternative song of all time and #211 of the '90s.

45countdowns
14stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1992–2024years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 10 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1992 107
1992 5 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1992 91
1992 11 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1992 105
1992 10 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1992 101
1992 3 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 100
1992 15 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 102 Songs of 1992 102

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 40 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1992) 100
1993 82 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1993) 100
1994 282 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 71 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1994) 100
1995 422 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 63 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1995) 100
1996 186 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 64 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1996) 100
1997 73 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1997) 100
1998 64 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1998) 100
1999 281 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 312 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 357 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 1008 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 730 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 285 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 70 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (1999) 150
2000 731 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2000 84 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2000) 100
2001 731 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 91 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2001) 100
2001 286 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 731 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 371 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 731 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 97 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) 100
2003 951 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 731 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 90 Studio Brussel Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) 100
2005 731 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 69 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 69 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 70 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 69 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 67 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 63 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2023 406 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 194 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Charting alongside it in 1992

Best songs of 1992 →
  1. 1Friday I'm in LoveThe Cure
  2. 2Under the BridgeRed Hot Chili Peppers
  3. 4OneU2
  4. 5JeremyPearl Jam
  5. 6TomorrowMorrissey
  6. 7HitThe Sugarcubes