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“Man on the Moon” by R.E.M.

From the album Automatic for the People (1992)

“Man on the Moon” by R.E.M. appears on 44 radio countdowns from 21 stations between 1992 and 2025. It was first released in 1992 on the album Automatic for the People. Its best result is #24 on the Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #36 alternative song of 1993, #384 alternative song of all time and #353 of the '90s.

44countdowns
21stations
#24best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1992–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1992 26 WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1992 100
1993 39 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 107
1993 89 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 91
1993 24 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105 Songs of 1993 105
1993 30 Q101 Chicago, IL Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 101
1993 93 Triple J Australia (national) Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 100

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1994 331 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 112 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1996 439 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 111 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1999 84 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 177 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 103 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 321 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 178 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 130 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 154 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 109 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
1999 61 The Buzz The Buzz Top 99 Songs of All-Time (1999) 99
2000 154 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 154 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 368 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 500
2001 368 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 154 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1253 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 154 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 637 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 139 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 154 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 177 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2004 267 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 500
2005 156 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 338 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 500
2006 230 Virgin Radio Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) 500
2007 434 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2012 706 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2020 258 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2021 220 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2021) 1043
2022 290 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2023 180 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 344 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 372 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2024 417 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2024) 500
2025 303 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Also listed as: Man On The Moon; Man On the Moon.

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