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“Orange Crush” by R.E.M.

From the album Green (1988)

“Orange Crush” by R.E.M. appears on 59 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1988 and 2025. It was first released in 1988 on the album Green. Its best result is #1 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #10 alternative song of 1988, #119 alternative song of all time and #22 of the '80s.

59countdowns
16stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
3top 10 finishes
1988–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 78 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 107
1988 14 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 91
1988 6 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 106
1988 6 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100
1989 18 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 1 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1989 128 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 207 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 420 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1990 110 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1990 99 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) 100
1991 261 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 329 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 352 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1991 62 Triple J Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1991) 100
1992 471 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 301 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 221 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 190 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 141 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 368 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 247 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 182 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 369 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 345 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 313 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 133 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 481 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 145 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 172 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 991 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 64 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 172 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 66 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 174 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 163 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 64 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 174 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 435 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 116 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 174 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1303 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 256 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 174 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 218 Y100 Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) 300
2005 137 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 173 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 123 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2007 152 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 414 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 117 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 124 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 127 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 137 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 137 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 142 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 406 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043
2024 387 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2025 745 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Charting alongside it in 1988

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  4. 4Route 66Depeche Mode
  5. 5Peek-A-BooSiouxsie and the Banshees
  6. 6Chains of LoveErasure