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“Radio Free Europe” by R.E.M.

From the album Murmur (1983)

“Radio Free Europe” by R.E.M. appears on 62 radio countdowns from 16 stations between 1983 and 2025. It was first released in 1983 on the album Murmur. Its best result is #1 on the WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #124 alternative song of 1983, #67 alternative song of all time and #123 of the '80s.

62countdowns
16stations
#1best position
1#1 finishes
9top 10 finishes
1983–2025years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

Classic Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1983 69 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 107

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 203 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 90 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 14 91X 91X Top 191 Songs of the 1980s (1989) 191
1989 11 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 220 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1989 33 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989) 500
1991 250 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1991 5 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 250 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 329 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 185 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 77 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 27 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 1 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 213 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 92 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 350 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 52 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 4 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 348 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 57 Channel 104.9 Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999) 104
1999 159 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 746 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 2 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 123 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 83 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 2 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 123 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 5 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 123 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 86 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 2 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 123 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 90 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 6 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 123 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 387 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 123 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2004 307 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) 885
2005 9 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 122 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 16 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2006 34 107.7 The End The End Top 107 Resurrection Songs (December 2006) 107
2007 281 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 220 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 227 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2009 749 WXPN WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) 885
2010 230 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 860 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 242 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2012 475 WXPN WXPN 885 Greatest Rock Songs (2012) 885
2013 242 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 247 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2014 802 WXPN WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) 885
2018 234 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs 892
2019 194 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2020 1574 WXPN WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time 2020
2022 82 KEXP KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) 491
2023 1042 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2023) 1043
2024 50 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738
2025 976 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2025) 1043

Charting alongside it in 1983

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