Song · Rage Against the Machine
“Sleep Now in the Fire” by Rage Against the Machine
From the album The Battle of Los Angeles (1999)
“Sleep Now in the Fire” by Rage Against the Machine appears on 23 radio countdowns from 14 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1999 on the album The Battle of Los Angeles. Its best result is #3 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 2000, #2,328 alternative song of all time and #214 of the '00s.
23countdowns
14stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1999–2023years charted
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1999 | 106 |
| 1999 | 68 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1999 | 100 |
| 2000 | 9 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2000 | 107 |
| 2000 | 59 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2000 | 91 |
| 2000 | 3 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2000 | 105 |
| 2000 | 94 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2000 | 101 |
| 2000 | 3 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 15 | K-Rock New York, NY | K-Rock Top 92.3 Songs of 2000 | 93 |
| 2000 | 15 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 31 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2000 | 107 |
| 2000 | 9 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2000 | 99 |
| 2000 | 13 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 27 | Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart) | Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2000 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 128 | 107.7 The End | The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) | 500 |
| 2004 | 226 | Y100 | Y100 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (July 2004) | 300 |
| 2006 | 96 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 107 Songs of the Millennium (December 2006) | 107 |
| 2006 | 183 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2006 | 260 | Live 105 | Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) | 500 |
| 2007 | 89 | KROQ | KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) | 500 |
| 2008 | 148 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) | 500 |
| 2009 | 249 | Live 105 | Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) | 500 |
| 2010 | 141 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | 102.1 The Edge Top 200 Songs of the 90's (September 2010) | 200 |
| 2023 | 620 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
Also listed as: Sleep Now In The Fire.