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“World Leader Pretend” by R.E.M.

From the album Green (1988)

“World Leader Pretend” by R.E.M. appears on 15 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2014. It was first released in 1988 on the album Green. Its best result is #876 on the CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,633 alternative song of all time.

15countdowns
2stations
#876best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1999–2014years charted

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1999 1601 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 1601 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 1601 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 1593 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2003 1591 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 1588 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 1591 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 1589 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 936 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 876 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 899 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 930 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 959 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 1010 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 1066 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013