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“Stand” by R.E.M.

From the album Green (1988)

“Stand” by R.E.M. appears on 52 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1988 and 2022. It was first released in 1988 on the album Green. Its best result is #4 on the Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #2 alternative song of 1989, #189 alternative song of all time and #21 of the '80s.

52countdowns
14stations
#4best position
0#1 finishes
2top 10 finishes
1988–2022years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Classic Rock

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Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1988 30 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 107
1988 28 WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 100
1989 9 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1989 107
1989 21 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 90
1989 21 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 105
1989 4 Studio Brussel Flanders, Belgium Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 1989 30

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
– 125 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 200 Songs of the 1980s 200
1989 170 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) 495
1990 210 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990) 299
1991 363 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991) 500
1991 409 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 428 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 276 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 356 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 269 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 263 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 395 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1995 284 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995) 300
1996 215 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 87 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 274 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 333 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 357 91X 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999) 500
1999 115 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 211 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 259 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 255 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 538 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
1999 160 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) 1002
2000 193 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 538 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 194 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 538 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 185 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 195 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 538 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1115 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 243 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 538 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1335 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 408 107.7 The End The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) 500
2004 538 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 268 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) 500
2005 538 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2006 214 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2006) 499
2008 370 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 375 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 378 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2010 844 WXPN WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) 885
2011 385 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 384 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 382 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 553 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2022) 1043

Charting alongside it in 1989

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