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“So. Central Rain” by R.E.M.

From the album Reckoning (1984)

“So. Central Rain” by R.E.M. appears on 26 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 1984 and 2006. It was first released in 1984 on the album Reckoning. Its best result is #7 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #95 alternative song of 1984, #573 alternative song of all time and #368 of the '80s.

26countdowns
10stations
#7best position
0#1 finishes
1top 10 finishes
1984–2006years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1984 56 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 106
1984 83 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 348 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) 496
1988 131 Live 105 Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) 501
1989 36 WFNX WFNX Top 101 Songs of the Decade (December 1989) 101
1989 368 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 297 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 19 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) 302
1992 150 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 180 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 167 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1996 225 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 222 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 476 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 197 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 299 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
2001 533 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 533 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 7 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 374 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 533 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 81 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 533 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 288 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 535 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 339 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499

Also listed as: So Central Rain.

Charting alongside it in 1984

Best songs of 1984 →
  1. 1Two TribesFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  2. 2Pride (In the Name of Love)U2
  3. 3RelaxFrankie Goes to Hollywood
  4. 4The Killing MoonEcho and the Bunnymen
  5. 5TendernessGeneral Public
  6. 6Master and ServantDepeche Mode